Encyclopaedia of Teaching of Geography (Basic Principles of Teaching Geography)

Geography is as old as mankind. In the olden days people carried out long journey by land route and sea route. These travellers and conquerors on their return related accounts of their travel in the form of stories or poems. They were also successful in drawing charts and pictures of such travels and they also acquired knowledge about the natural features and physical features of the earth. The description of such journeys always included the description of various rivers, mountains, forests etc. and the difficulties the travellers had to face during their journey. Geography is broad based knowledge of all these things. Thus, the study of Geography influences our lives in all its fields. It is quite useful in economic research, helpful to Town and Country Planners etc. We find that knowledge of geography is important in understanding and acquiring knowledge of various social sciences. We also find that geography occupies, an important place in various fields of life and in syllabi of primary, secondary and higher education. This encyclopaedic work is designed to meet the requirements of students and teachers of geography