Studies of Geographic Learning.

Blaut, J. M.; Stea, David

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Publication Date: 1971

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Studies of Geographic Learning

Blaut, J. M.; Stea, David

Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 61, 2, 387-393, Jun 71

Cross-cultural and developmental research on the untaught mapping abilities of children aged five through ten suggests that mapping behavior is a normal process in human development, and that map learning begins long before the child encounters formal geography and cartography. (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cultural Differences, Elementary School Students, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Human Development, Learning, Map Skills, Perceptual Development, Preschool Children

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