Metropolis

What does "metropolis" actually mean? When does a city count as a metropolis? These and other questions are answered in this great KAWA. Excellent preparation for geography class. Now also available as a package with a black and white template.

What do KAWA and KAGA actually mean?

KAWA according to Birkenbihl is an acronym and means: Kreative Ausbeute von Wort-Assoziationen (Creative Exploitation of Word Associations). But KAWA is easier to remember. Hence the name. KAWAs can be made on all topics that interest you.

How does a KAWA work and why is this technique so effective?

First, you write the topic in large letters in the middle. By the way, I always use the paper horizontally for this. In our mind map template pad, KAWAs are drawn on the left white page. Now you let your thoughts wander and consider what comes to mind regarding the term and what is important to write down. The difficulty: what is written down must begin with one of the letters in the middle. The smaller the term, the fewer letters you have available and the more you have to think. Here, it is the lack of letters that makes you think more deeply about a topic than an ABC list does. The goal should be to find a suitable term for each letter. Suppose you want to create a KAWA about your best friend Eva, then you only have three letters available. However, you can use these multiple times. Perhaps E stands for elegant, successful, eloquent; for V, you find her trustworthy, crazy, and in love; and for A, you associated goofy and single. If your best friend had been named Hannelore, you would have had more letters available, of course. I often take notes in KAWA form during meetings myself. It keeps me awake, no matter how unimportant or boring a meeting is. And you catch everything. Below you can see some of my KAWAs.