In addition, perhaps someone out there could suggest a few titles or
distributors of quality geography videos. This is a first request for this
subject (and the librarian handling this subject area is new) so any help
would be greatly appreciated.
The Geography Tutor Video Series
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-- "This is what Geography and Social Studies teachers have lacked as a teaching tool and it has finally arrived." - Beth Cantrell, Executive Director, Thomas Brothers Maps Educational Foundation "This is a valuable product for use in geographic education... Its versatility is outstanding." - John Brierly, State Coordinator, California Geographic Alliance "This is an excellent tutorial series for primary instruction, review, re-teaching, and remedial instruction." - Jim Stockard, Alabama Council for the Social Studies *** 3 Stars! - Video Rating Guide for Libraries -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "What is a hemisphere?" "What causes tides?" "Where is the equator?" "What is a political map" "How do you read road maps?" "What is latitude?" "What is absolute location?" "What is an environment?" "What is tundra?" "Why is soil so important?" Learn the answers to these questions and much, much more! "The Geography Tutor," a comprehensive, 13-volume video series written by Beth Kirk, National Geographic Society Consultant and Florida's Dade County Teacher of the Year. Discover this fascinating series which targets the specific and critical areas of geographic knowledge defined by educators as profoundly lacking in today's students. The Geography Tutor video series is designed to sharpen basic geography skills and teach concepts that students find difficult to understand. Each video is 15-18 minutes. Perfect for Study Use! Teaching Strategies, Glossary and Study Questions included in each volume. Vol. 1 - Map and Globe Terms Explains map and globe differences, latitude, longitude, legends, scale, time zones, poles and more. KG101 $49.95 Vol. 2 - Types of Maps & Map Projections Explores various types of maps and map projections: political, physical, relief, climate, vegetation and more. KG102 $49.95 Vol. 3 - Map Skills Covers map directions, distances, scale, plotting latitude and longitude, com mon map symbols and features, and more. KG103 $49.95 Vol. 4 - Earth's Physical Features Investigates various types of land forms: mountains, plains, islands; and water forms: oceans, rivers, tides and much more. KG104 $49.95 Vol. 5 - Weather & Climate A comprehensive look at weather, weather patterns, meteorology, changes in seasons and climate. KG105 $49.95 Vol. 6 - Global Problems & Issues Explores the effects of air and water pollution, rain forest and non-renewable resource depletion endangered species and more. KG106 $49.95 Vol. 7 - Geographic Definitions Explains the meaning of geography, geology and oceanography, natural resources and more. KG107 $49.95 Vol. 8 - The Five Themes of Geography Covers absolute and relative location; cultural and physical place characteristics, environment and more. KG108 $49.95 Vol. 9 - Natural Wonders of the World Investigates unique deserts, coral reefs, waterfalls and other atypical natural phenomena. KG109 $49.95 Vol. 10 - Human Made Wonders of Europe & Asia Visits the Roman Coliseum, Acropolis, Jerusalem, the "Forbidden City," Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower and more. KG110 $49.95 Vol. 11 - Human Made Wonders of Africa, Australia & The Americas Explores the structures of Macchu Picchu, Easter Island, the Pyramids, Panama Canal, Statue of Liberty and more. KG111 $49.95 Vol. 12 - Soil Analyzes how soil is created, what it contains, the different types, conservation techniques and more. KG112 $49.95 Vol. 13 - Vegetation Explains the various types of forests, prairies, steppes, deserts and how these ecosystems form, thrive and die. KG113 $49.95Wishing you continued success...
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