Geography Reference
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Table 5.6 Contents of Geography A textbook in senior high education
Part
Chapter
Section
Points
1.
Appearance
of the world
and global
issues
1.
Contemporary
society seen
from globe
and maps
Locations on the Earth and
countries
Latitude and longitude,
time zone, territory
Globalized world
Relationship between
Japan and other
countries
2.
Environments
around
people's lives
Environmental factors to
affect people's lives
In various regions in
the world and Japan
People's lives and landscape,
climate, industry and culture
3.
Lives and
cultures in the
world
China, Korea, Southeast Asia,
India, Central Asia/West Asia/
North Africa, Sub-Sahara
Africa, Europe, Russia, U.S.,
Latin America, Australia
Explaining dominant
landscapes, climate,
culture and industries
in each region
4.
Global issues
with us
Complicated global issues
Learning from
examples from the
world
Environmental issues, resource
and energy problem, population
problem, food issues, urban
problem
2.
Issues
in local area
1.
Various maps
close to our
lives
Maps and characteristics
Knowing maps and
GIS
GIS and technology for GIS
Utilization of GIS technology
and maps
Creating different maps for
different purposes
2.
Natural
environment
and disaster
prevention in
Japan
Natural environment in Japan
Thinking of disasters
and what we can do for
disaster prevention
Volcanos, earthquake, wind and
fl ood damage and disaster
prevention
Considering disaster prevention
in the local area
3.
Finding issues
and area
research
Deciding a topic, conducting
research in local area and
making a presentation
Nourishing research
and communication
skills
Arai et al. ( 2013 )
landscapes and people are used for additional explanation, with brief text. In contrast,
the Geography B textbook explains the phenomena and theories in depth, illustrated
with pictures, maps, graphs and fl owcharts (Fig. 5.6 ).
The Geography B lessons are designed for students to obtain a geographical way
of thinking and to consider why different phenomena are seen. This departs from
the traditional image of geography as a rote-learning subject. Students and teachers
must adapt to the subject to develop geographical thinking and related skills.
The Geography B textbook begins with concepts of geographic information, GIS
mapping software, longitude and latitude, and time zone difference (Table 5.7 ).
 
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