Unit 1 Nature and Perspectives
Enduring Understandings: Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives
A. Geography, as a field of inquiry, looks at the world from a spatial perspective
B. Geography offers a set of concepts, skills, and tools that facilitate critical thinking and problem
solving
C. Geographical skills provide a foundation for analyzing world patterns and processes
D. Geospatial technologies increases the capability for gathering an analyzing geographic
information with applications to everyday life
E. Field experiences continue to be important means of gathering geographic information and
data
Enduring Understandings: Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives
A. Geography, as a field of inquiry, looks at the world from a spatial perspective
B. Geography offers a set of concepts, skills, and tools that facilitate critical thinking and problem
solving
C. Geographical skills provide a foundation for analyzing world patterns and processes
D. Geospatial technologies increases the capability for gathering an analyzing geographic
information with applications to everyday life
E. Field experiences continue to be important means of gathering geographic information and
data