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Blades, Mark; Spencer, Christopher – Environmental Education and Information, 1987
Discusses the importance of maps in geographical and environmental education. Reports on a study done with elementary school age children using aerial photographs. Indicates that children at age four can name some of the symbols on an aerial map, and by age six could recognize a majority of the symbols. (TW)
Descriptors: Cartography, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Geography Instruction