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Seeking new horizons : a perceptual approach to geographic education /

Geography is often introduced to schoolchildren by having them look at maps as formal, conventional objects rather than as tools for analysing and communicating ideas about geographic relationships. But how effective is this? Recent research in cartographic communication and map perception suggests...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Castner, Henry W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1990.
Subjects:
Geography > Study and teaching.
Cartography > Study and teaching.
Geographical perception.
Visual perception.
Visual Perception
Géographie > Étude et enseignement.
Perception visuelle.
Cartographie > Étude et enseignement.
Perception géographique.
visual perception.
Visual perception
Cartography > Study and teaching
Geographical perception
Geography > Study and teaching
Geografieunterricht
Kartografie
Visuelle Wahrnehmung
Online Access:French equivalent / Équivalent français
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Summary:Geography is often introduced to schoolchildren by having them look at maps as formal, conventional objects rather than as tools for analysing and communicating ideas about geographic relationships. But how effective is this? Recent research in cartographic communication and map perception suggests that geographic literacy is generally quite low. In Seeking New Horizons, Henry Castner proposes another approach: our focus should shift from maps to the ways in which geographic information -- and the relationships within it -- can be isolated and communicated graphically. With the adoption of a perspective which focuses on the user, children would be encouraged to discover the concepts underlying geographic thinking in its most elemental and natural forms.
Physical Description:xiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.
ISBN:0773507280
9780773507289