An essay that would be of particular use to training teachers. It describes the fundamental principles of teaching geography to young children

'Identify and evaluate characteristics of good practice in geography' Geography has many meanings, the most widely accepted and known being derived from ancient Greek, interpreted as 'description of the world'. This is exactly what teachers are required to teach children - about our world, our own impacts unto the world, formations of nature, the different cultures and species within our world, how to look at and make use of maps and other geographical images. All …

…or writing up an investigation in the correct form. Geography is as useful and as interesting as all the other subjects within the national curriculum. It can be taught in a variety of ways, and is essential if the child is to have an extensive knowledge on our world to apply to other subjects (science, history, art, R.E, mathematics and english). Geography IS biology, astrology, physics, geology, philosophy, religion, history, politics, anthropology and sociology.