4/6/2023 0 Comments Mastering geography tests![]() Unit 18: Shaped by Wind as a Geomorphic Agent.Unit 17: Shaped by Rivers & Running Water.Unit 15: Earths Dynamic Surface: Volcanoes.Unit 14: Earths Dynamic Surface: Tectonics Force.Unit 13: Earths Dynamic Surface: Plate Tectonics.Unit 11: Metamorphism & Metamorphic Rocks.Unit 5: Earth-Sun Relationships: Reasons for the Seasons.Unit 3: Introduction to Geology & Geologic Time.Unit 2: Earth’s Place within the Cosmos.Unit 1: Introduction to Geography as a Discipline.Additionally, creating a test bank for the instructors, some activities for the students, and including more maps in the text might be considered possible improvements. The textbook will benefit a lot if the hydrosphere and the biosphere are also covered. I didn’t find any offensive language or culturally insensitive issues in both the text and the illustrations. The text is well-edited for grammar and I found no grammatical errors. Additionally, the textbook is very easy to navigate. A possible improvement would be a unit/units about hydrology, following Unite 7: Weather and Climate, and a unit/units about biosphere, preceding Unit 19: Shaped by Glaciers. The text is well organized and the flow is logical. All of the material could be easily rearranged in accordance with the instructor’s approach. It would be better if the unit introducing geology and geologic time (Unit 3) precedes not the unit about cartography, but the unit about basic mineral development. The units are arranged by topics, beginning with introduction to geography as a discipline. The textbook is consistent in terms of structure, terminology and framework. The textbook is clearly written and understandable for students who are encountering the basics of physical geography for the first time. As it is the case with the physical geography textbooks in principle, the basic concepts covered are not subject to obsolescence. I didn’t find any inaccurate information in the textbook. However, there are no discussions, study questions, or other activities to help students understand the concepts introduced. The text is well illustrated with tables and figures. Also, there is no unit about the biosphere.Įach unit starts with a Goals and Objectives section and ends up with a Summary. Thus, the textbook falls short of information about important topics like properties of water, ocean currents, lakes, etc. Instead, there are two units - Unit 16: Shaped by Coastal Processes, and Unit 17: Shaped by Rivers & Running Water, discussing mostly the role of water as a geomorphic agent. There is no unit focused on the hydrosphere. The textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to many topics in the field of physical geography, but it is unbalanced in favor of geology/geomorphology. Reviewed by Dimitar Dimitrov, Geography Instructor, Portland Community College on 6/13/21 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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