Main Title |
Janice VanCleave's geography for every kid : easy activities that make learning geography fun. |
Author |
VanCleave, Janice Pratt.
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Publisher |
Wiley, |
Year Published |
1993 |
OCLC Number |
27975880 |
ISBN |
0471598410; 9780471598411; 0471598429; 9780471598428 |
Subjects |
Geography--Juvenile literature ;
Geographieunterricht ;
Grundschule
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELDM |
G175.V36 1993 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
04/27/2015 |
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Collation |
ix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduces basic concepts of geography through simple problems and activities such as constructing a clay map, making a compass rose, and plotting the track of a hurricane. 1. The earth in space -- Study and interpret past and present models of the solar system -- 2. The history of mapmaking -- How to use ancient mapping symbols and techniques -- 3. Explorers -- How early explorers used maps and the stars to determine distance and geographic location -- 4. Global addresses -- Use latitude and longitude to find locations on a world map -- 5. Mapping a sphere: The earth -- Comparing globes and flat maps -- 6. Using a map scale -- Determining the distance between two points on the earth -- 7. Finding places -- How to read and use a grid map -- 8. Legends -- How to use a legend when reading a map -- 9. Variation -- Find the variation between geographic north and magnetic north -- 10. Compass rose -- Use a compass rose to measure direction on a map -- 11. Mapping the ocean floor -- How to determine the depth of the ocean floor -- 12. Contour mapping -- How to determine elevation on a topographic map -- 13. Hurricane tracking -- Tracking the path of a hurricane to predict where it will hit land -- 14. Seasons -- How the sun affects the seasons -- 15. Time zones -- Compare the differences in time for a traveler going east or west -- 16. Atmospheric circulation -- Determine how the circulation of the earth's atmosphere affects climate -- 17. Water and climate -- Study the effect of water on climate -- 18. Climate regions -- Determine how a region's location and its landforms affect its climate -- 19. Waters and lands of the earth -- Identify and locate the seven continents and four oceans of the world -- 20. People, population, and location -- Looking at world population and how it has changed. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
1993 |
Ti Tra Differently |
Geography for every kid. |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
93013305 |
Merged OCLC records |
810853969 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20150423163038 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04082cam 2200625 a 45010 |