COURSE: GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS
CODE: HIG 201
CREDIT POINTS: 15
PRE-REQUISITES: HIG 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
HIG 102 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
HIG 103 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Social Science Background ( Junior High School Inservice)
TEACHING ORGANIZATION: 3 hours per week of Lectures and Practicals for 13 weeks or equivalent
Description
“Geographic skills provide the necessary tools and techniques for students to think geographically and for us to understand the relationships between people ,places ,and environments. They are central to geography’s distinctive approach to understanding Earth’s physical and human patterns and processes. Geographic skills are used in making decisions important to everyday life—where to buy or rent a home; where to get a job; how to get to work or to a friend’s house; and where to shop, vacation, or go to school. All of these decisions involve the ability to acquire, arrange, and use geographic information. Daily decisions and community activities are linked to thinking systematically and spatially about environmental and societal issues.
Geographical skills are part of the teaching of geographical content and concepts and enable geographical thinking. Tasks which use maps or GIS require students to have acquired specific skills. Undertaking geographical enquiries or fieldwork also require the skills to find information from geographical data or carry out particular fieldwork techniques.
Geographers use a wide array of tools and technologies—from basic globes to high-tech global positioning systems—to understand the earth. These help them collect and analyze a great deal of information. However, the study of geography is more than knowing a lot of facts about places. Rather, it has more to do with asking questions about the earth, pursuing their answers, and solving problems.
Thus, one of the most important geographic tools is inside your head: the ability to think geographically.
CODE: HIG 201
CREDIT POINTS: 15
PRE-REQUISITES: HIG 101 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY
HIG 102 INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
HIG 103 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Social Science Background ( Junior High School Inservice)
TEACHING ORGANIZATION: 3 hours per week of Lectures and Practicals for 13 weeks or equivalent
Description
“Geographic skills provide the necessary tools and techniques for students to think geographically and for us to understand the relationships between people ,places ,and environments. They are central to geography’s distinctive approach to understanding Earth’s physical and human patterns and processes. Geographic skills are used in making decisions important to everyday life—where to buy or rent a home; where to get a job; how to get to work or to a friend’s house; and where to shop, vacation, or go to school. All of these decisions involve the ability to acquire, arrange, and use geographic information. Daily decisions and community activities are linked to thinking systematically and spatially about environmental and societal issues.
Geographical skills are part of the teaching of geographical content and concepts and enable geographical thinking. Tasks which use maps or GIS require students to have acquired specific skills. Undertaking geographical enquiries or fieldwork also require the skills to find information from geographical data or carry out particular fieldwork techniques.
Geographers use a wide array of tools and technologies—from basic globes to high-tech global positioning systems—to understand the earth. These help them collect and analyze a great deal of information. However, the study of geography is more than knowing a lot of facts about places. Rather, it has more to do with asking questions about the earth, pursuing their answers, and solving problems.
Thus, one of the most important geographic tools is inside your head: the ability to think geographically.