创新地理学——一门新兴的地理学分支学科

知识经济时代，创新成为人类社会，经济，政治活动的核心，在这种情况下，传统的地理学正受着来自学科自身的来自实践需要的双重挑战，以人地系统为研究对象的地理学，该如何适应这一变化并作出创造性选择呢？文章用唯物辨证法的观点，对这一问题进行了思索，并适时地提出了创新地理学这一新概念，阐述了创新地理学的产生背景，研究意义，研究对象及其内容。     

Geography Current

Abstract

This article explains a professional development experience of fifth to twelfth grade teachers in using geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) technologies to enhance classroom teaching and learning environments. A key challenge faced by the developers was whether teachers would value the technology tools enough to warrant the time necessary to develop the skills for productive use of the technology. Based on five years' experience, researchers identified seven key components and elaborated on them with examples and related processes.     

Geography Current

Abstract

Broadening the intercultural awareness and international outlook of undergraduate students is best achieved through active rather than passive learning. The international student interview provides an excellent strategy for such active learning in introductory human geography classes. It allows American-born students to enter into a dialogue with students from other countries and learn about their cultures while simultaneously reexamining their own society and cultural frames of reference. The exercise also provides instructors with an opportunity to discuss the ethics and social practices associated with interviewing. Feedback from University of Georgia students completing this assignment underscored these benefits and provided suggestions for refinement of the exercise.     

文化地理学

1.人类社会组织与自然环境之间相互关系的研究。2.人文地理学的划分涉及到人类文化要素和包括空间环境在内的相互作用。文化地理学是人文地理学的一个重要分支,与远在希里多德(为公元前五世纪希腊历史学家和斯特雷波(是古希腊地理学家)时代的学者有重大关系。