GEOGRAPHIC INQUIRY SKILLS
- 1. Asking geographic questions
- a. Identify geographic issues, define geographic problems
- 2. Acquiring geographic information
- a. From spatial tools (i.e., maps)
- b. From electronic sources (i.e., CD-ROM databases, atlases, encyclopedias, spreadsheets, hypermedia, World Wide Web sites)
- c. From print sources (almanacs, encyclopedias, atlases, newspapers, databases, primary and secondary sources)
- 3. Organizing geographic information
- a. Creating and using maps, charts, tables, spreadsheets, databases, etc.
- 4. Analyzing geographic information
- a. Interpreting geographic information
- b. Evaluating sources (web sites, encyclopedias, newspaper articles, television news stories, etc.)
- 5. Answering geographic questions, solving geographic problems
- a. Communicating geographic information through presentations and presentation support materials (Power Point, Claris Draw slide show, posters) and expository writing
SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS & PROCESSES
The following is the complete list of Social Studies Skills and Processes developed by the Maryland State Department of Education. Please remember to include appropriate and challenging instruction in the development of these skills, as well as the cultural geography content taught in this unit.
- Obtain, interpret, evaluate, organize and use information from observing, investigating, listening, and reading.
- Obtain, interpret, evaluate, organize and use print and non-print sources of information
- Define and clarify problems drawn from history, judge information related to the problems, propose solutions, and draw conclusions based on available data.
- Using decision-making models, analyze the decisions made by people in other times and places, and evaluate the consequences.
- Analyze situations to determine what group action is required.
For More Information on the Geographic Skills, go to the
National Geographic Web Site