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THREE

COMPONENTS OF GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION

"Geography is composed of three interrelated and inseparable components."

  1. Subject Matter
    . . . a distillation of essential knowledge

  2. Skills
    . . . tools and techniques for us to think geographically

  3. Perspectives
    . . . bring societies and nature under the lens of geography

"All three -- subject matter, skills, and perspectives -- are necessary to being geographically informed. None can stand alone."