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Direct linkLevina, Daniel Z. – Journal of Geography, 2002
Determining the direction in which to face another location on the globe is a problem with significant social and religious meaning, and one with a rich and interesting history in the Western world. Yet a fully satisfying geographic solution to this problem is hindered by our intuitive perception of the world as a flat surface-where a "straight"…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Geography, Comparative Analysis
