Map Use - Perspectives in Geographic Undergraduate Education

Authors

  • Derek Thompson Geography Department, University of Maryland-College Park

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14714/CP28.689

Keywords:

map use, education, map reading, learning

Abstract

The author introduces junior-level students with no background to various tasks involving maps, computer mapping and GIS as part of a project called Urban World. A concern is how to evaluate the student's learning as well as the products the students produce, whether on paper or electronically. Three challenges are posed to the cartographic community. What can we offer in terms of map reading strategies? Do we have guidelines for good cartographic practice and helpful hints about map design? What research has there been on the complexities of the individualistic analysis and decision-making that are major elements of the spatial reasoning process?

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Published

1997-09-01

How to Cite

Thompson, D. (1997). Map Use - Perspectives in Geographic Undergraduate Education. Cartographic Perspectives, (28), 25–28. https://doi.org/10.14714/CP28.689

Issue

No. 28 (1997)

Section

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