Which Way Is Mecca?.

Heatwole, Charles

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ERIC Number: EJ482392

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Which Way Is Mecca?

Heatwole, Charles

Journal of Geography, v93 n6 p267-69 Nov-Dec 1993

Maintains that a common component of geography courses is to show how a globe is an accurate representation of the earth whereas flat maps give a distorted view. Presents a case study and lesson plan in which the Muslim practice of praying while facing Mecca is used to illustrate this idea. (CFR)

Descriptors: Cartography, Class Activities, Course Content, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Islam, Map Skills, Maps, Religious Cultural Groups

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia

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