The Advantages of Field Research in the Social Studies Classroom
Authors
Elizabeth Smith
Abstract
Before field research, its concepts and ideas are discussed, the term geography should be defined. Geography is the study of physical and cultural phenomena, where they are distributed on Earth's surface, and how they interact with one another. The word geography literally means "Earth writing." Geographers describe and explain what takes place on Earth's surface. My question is, as teachers why don't we allow our students to do the same?
