The Geographer's Toolkit · Spatial Analysis
Mental Maps and Spatial Perception
Exploration of how personal experience and cultural bias shape our internal maps and understanding of place.
Key Questions
- 1How do personal experiences distort our perception of geographic reality?
- 2In what ways do mental maps influence human migration and economic choices?
- 3How can subjective mapping reveal social inequalities within a city?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.Geo.1.9-12C3: D2.Geo.2.9-12
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: The Geographer's Toolkit
Period: Spatial Analysis
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