Show me another type of early childhood classroom where young children are able to correctly identify all seven of the continents, as well as various land and water features contained therein. How many young children are able to name the fifty states? The hands-on approach used in Montessori makes children want to learn the names of all of these features.

Within the Montessori geography curriculum, there are twelve distinct land and water forms taught to the children. The geographical formations are taught in pairs, to demonstrate the opposites. These are the general definitions usually associated with each pair.

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