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

  1. 1How do our personal biases influence the way we map the world?
  2. 2In what ways do mental maps differ across different age groups or cultures?
  3. 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

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