Flights of Fancy on Flights of Fact: A Guide to Air Travel in the 1970s.

Smith, Everett G., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ170622

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Publication Date: 1977

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Flights of Fancy on Flights of Fact: A Guide to Air Travel in the 1970s

Smith, Everett G., Jr.

Journal of Geography, 76, 6, 204-11, Nov 77

Explains how geography teachers can use data from recent airline guides to help students understand graphic relationships between areas of the globe. Facts about air travel can reveal connections and interactions between urban centers and introduce locational concepts such as centrality, accessibility, periphery, and distributional patterns. (Author/AV)

Descriptors: Airports, Concept Teaching, Distance, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction, Instructional Materials, Tables (Data), Teaching Methods, Transportation

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