Geography contributes to a sense of identity on a personal level and collectively as a nation. So what does it mean when we don’t know where Africa or Europe is on a map?

Seth Dixon, Ph.D.‘s insight:

This article by the chair of the Canadian Council for Geographic Education shows how the decline in student’s geographic knowledge is linked to it’s erosion within the curriculum.  In an era of globalization, geographic knowledge and spatial thinking becomes all the more essential. 

Tags: geography education, geo-inspiration.

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