The Geographer's Toolkit · Geospatial Foundations
Mental Maps and Perception
Exploring how personal experiences and cultural backgrounds shape our individual understanding of space and place.
Key Questions
- 1How do our personal biases influence the way we map the world?
- 2In what ways do mental maps differ across different age groups or cultures?
- 3How does the scale of a map change the narrative of the data being presented?
Common Core State Standards
C3: D2.Geo.2.6-8
Grade: 8th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: The Geographer's Toolkit
Period: Geospatial Foundations
Suggested Methodologies
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