Interpreting Primary Sources with a Geographic Lens
Tools to help you interpret primary sources using a Geographic Lens:
Audio Visual Analysis Tool - Questions
Document Analysis Tool - Questions
Image Analysis Tool - Questions
Map Analysis Tool - Questions
Political Cartoon Analysis Tool - Questions
Student Worksheets
Resource Sets for Primary Sources focusing on:
Causes and Effects of the Civil War
Amish and Mennonites
Imperialism
Arizona
Immigration to the US after the Civil War
Immigration - Dustbowl in the US
Moundbuilder and Pueblo Cultures
George Washington and Valley Forge
Mining
National Geographic Education sponsored the Alliances of Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, and Nevada to developed these forms for analyzing primary sources from the point of view of geographers. The geographers and teachers of these Alliances have been working with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources - Western Division to make these forms and this new way of analyzing material available to the wider educational community.