Critiquing and Redrawing Maps: Techniques to Enhance Cartographic Knowledge.

Macey, Susan M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ382966

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Publication Date: 1988

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Critiquing and Redrawing Maps: Techniques to Enhance Cartographic Knowledge.

Macey, Susan M.; And Others

Journal of Geography, v87 n5 p162-67 Sep-Oct 1988

Describes a learning module designed to teach students to evaluate maps and correct design errors through use of a critiquing checklist and real-world examples. The module attempts to develop an analytic holistic skill which relates the functional and aesthetic perspectives of cartography. (LS)

Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Cartography, Design Preferences, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Geographic Concepts, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Map Skills, Maps, Social Studies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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