Perhaps akin to the “lumper / splitter” concept of one of my anthro teachers (a geog undergrad 8))… that is the idea of (lumpers) defining things by how they are the same or (splitters) by how they are different. This would be a finer definition than “region” and likely more in depth.De Blidj uses "South America" v. "Middle America" as an example if I'm not disremembering....Since you are closer (and have a newer ed. of the book), Ski I'll let you run with it.WallyBTW... any chance of getting this as my avitar?
A guess only… but the D of Iwas the starting point and the Constitution was sort of a new and improved version of the Articles of Confederation.In my state (The Peoples' Republic of California) we are mandated by the State Dept of Educ. to have an appropriate lesson on Constitution Day each year. One of the few mandates I can really get behind (but that is best left to other threads at other times ;D).
The importance of geography cannot be overstressed; it is the study of how we occupy and use space.The Themes of Geography1. Location: "Where it's at..." Defined in two ways:a) Absolute location: defined in such a way as to be limited to a single pointon earth, i.e. latitude and longitude.b) Relative location: defined by distance, time, direction; from, or to, another"known" location (or a combination thereof).2. Place: "What it?s like there [what makes a location different from everywhere else?]." Defined by: so-called signature traits...a) unique physical (naturally occurring) traits of the location in question.b) unique cultural (man-made or man-caused) traits of the location in question.3. Interaction: "How we use the environment, to make a living, and the results."4. Movement: "The interactions between or among places.? This can beabout anything that moves between or among places, people, money, ideas, germs animals, anything.5. Region: Almost anything you define... based on: "How the area is alike within,or different from the surrounding areas." The characteristics that definea region are determined by what you are studying. (This is the toughest one for most people to understand)
... I also believe that teachers should have regular evaluation and there should be no tenure. Schools should be able to rid themselves of poor teachers.
Teachers (at least in my district are evaluated every second year; in reality the term tenure is bogus, means nothing since if a teacher is deemed to be incompetent they can, through due process, be dismissed. The cases of incompetents remaining on staff seem to be a result of mishandling of the situation by the administration (school or district)... at least in the cases I've seen.
Now just because students have a low pass rate only partially reflects on the teacher. Teachers will have some focus on how and what they teach if their job is on the line.
Indeed it may, on the other hand children coming to school today are much less ready to learn than kids decades ago. Society is failing at a greater rate than public education... my job is less about teaching the kids US history it seems and more about acculturating them to civilized life. The Feds (and our district) mandate that we teach an anti-drug, anti-violence program Too Good For.... Seems to me that should happen at home; there, however, seems to be where the major problems with drugs and violence are though. 😮 Truthfully, I'd like to be able to think about just what and how I'll teach US history....
Answer: North Africa/Southwest AsiaThey border (overlap) the realms of Subsaharan Africa, South Asia, and Europe.
... works for me. We must also realize that so-called shatter zones will exist along the boundaries of any two realms... witness the American Southwest (N/Am and Middle America); with associated culture differences and accommodations.Good question... made me scramble.Cheers,Wally
The term overlaps is leading me to Russia; a realm unto itself according to De Blij but with encroachments from Europe, N/Af-SW/Asia, and, perhaps, the Chinese World (depends on where you place the Non-Arab North… Africa or CW.Closer?
Thanks, that should help 😉[Edit] Before I go to the books I'll submit a guess: Australia, a continent, part of Oceania, and considered by most part of the Far East (more specifically South Asia... think region not continent).[2nd edit] Looks like I'm not correct but will wait for the answer... though De Blij is hard to argue with my copy is 1992. 😮How about it Ski?
In the case of my chemistry prof, just realize we weren't grad students and bring us along a bit more slowly. We didn't know what he was talking about in many instances but were willing to learn… it was a 1AB class meant for genereal ed and not necess for Majors.
For Phid: I would agree, with one caveat… all to often the art of teaching becomes the goal rather than getting any material to stick in the little brains. Far too many liberal arts majors teaching history, etc. They really need to know what to teach (beyond the mandated standards IMHO). 'course I shouldn't talk, majored in geography and am currently teaching US history….Ski: At my school many of the Profs. were forced to teach lower div. classes and they weren't able to get down to the introductory level. This was about the time that the State Colleges in my state became State Universities... they all got new stationery and a raise otherwise same stuff different day. As alsways in some cases this was positive (I had many excellent profs but in others... "stuff" ) ::)Kind regards to you both!
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