Geographic Foundations and Spatial Technologies · Spatial Analysis

Mental Maps and Perception of Place

Examining how personal experience and cultural background influence the way individuals map their surroundings.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why do different people draw the same neighborhood differently?
  2. 2How do maps reinforce or challenge power structures?
  3. 3In what ways does our 'sense of place' define our identity?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Geographic Inquiry and Skill Development - Grade 11ON: Interactions and Interdependence - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Geography
Unit: Geographic Foundations and Spatial Technologies
Period: Spatial Analysis

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