Tags: transportation, mapping, place.
Seth Dixon, Ph.D.‘s insight:
This comic strip would be funnier if it weren’t so true. Studies have shown that children who are driven everywhere do not have as fully developed mental maps as children who walk through their neighborhoods or ride their bikes. For some lesson plans on mental maps, click here.
GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION 
February 27, 2013 at 9:59 am
This poses questions about the world we live in, a world where more and more actions are completed for us. Will this new world dull skills and talents or will it free up human energy to deal with more pressing and complex matters? The GPS unit makes it hard to get lost, and cars can even park themselves now, all in all, the mental energy it takes to drive from point A to point B is not what it used to be. Arguments can be made for and against, but even GPS units require spatial thinking, esp. without the narration, the map still needs a qualified interpreter. Still , one as to lament the loss of adventure, and of just getting lost on country roads.