Sharpen basic geography skills.

• Short running time for in-class use
• Plays in any region (1,2,3,4)

This series targets specific and critical areas of geographic knowledge and provides students with an easy to understand visual presentation of the world around us. Produced by an award-winning educational programming company and written by an experienced, renowned geography instructor, the format allows for classroom usage and student tutorial. Each program asks questions and teaches the answers to such questions as 'What is a hemisphere?', 'What causes tides?', 'Where is the equator?', 'What is a political map', 'How do you read road maps?', 'What is latitude?', 'What is absolute location?', 'What is an environment?', 'What is tundra?', 'Why is soil so important?'. Written by Beth Kirk, National Geographic Society Consultant and Florida's Dade County Teacher of the Year.