During the 1980's the United States showed unacceptably low test scores on simple Geographic tests. The point Committee on Geographic Education could only attribute these results to Geographic Illiteracy, not only on the part of the students, but more importantly on the educators themselves. By 1984 it had become inexplicably clear that immediate action must take place to counteract this ongoing problem in our educational institutions (Journal of Geography 89). In response, the Joint Committee on Geographic …showed first 75 words of 1217 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1217 total…schools. After all, education is not memorization, education is understanding. Bibliography 1. 'The Four Traditions of Geography', The Journal of Geography, May 1964, pg. 211 - 213, William D. Pattison 2. 'The New School Geography: A Critique', The Journal of Geography, February 1990, pg. 27 - 30, Robert Harper 3. 'An Elaboration of the Fundamental Themes in Geography', Social         Education, May 1994, pg. 211 - 213, Richard G. Boehm and James F. Petersen. 4. 'Guidelines for Geographic Education', National Council for Geographic Education and Association of American Geographers., 1984.