Oxford School Atlas by Patrick Wiegand

Oxford School Atlas by Patrick Wiegand

The Oxford School Atlas includes country data and easy-to-read colourful mapping, presented in an accessible visual layout based on research into how students use maps. The atlas covers key curriculum themes such as earthquakes and volcanoes, climate, economic activity, and development. It includes comprehensive coverage of the British Isles, and case studies of Italy, Kenya, Brazil, Japan, China, California, the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and Antarctica.

A really excellent atlasWell laid out and with excellent easily understood information * 5 star Amazon review *
Concise and reliable, easy to use. We have been using this atlas in our bilingual geography classes in Germany for some time now. * 5 star Amazon Review *
A very good school atlas, clearly written and easy to understand, with excellent keys and good scale maps. A very good "all rounder" * 4 star Amazon Review *

Dr Patrick Wiegand taught in primary and secondary schools before being appointed to the School of Education at the University of Leeds where he trained teachers, taught on Masters' programmes and supervised PhD students. He became Head of Teacher Training at the University of Leeds and then Reader in Geography Education. He has researched children's thinking with maps and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout his career and has published many books, chapters and research papers in this area including Learning and Teaching with Maps (Routledge, 2006). He was Chair of the Cartography and Children Commission of the International Cartographic Association, held a Leverhulme Research Fellowship in GIS in Education, and has served on the UK Committee for Cartography. He has always worked to improve the quality and usability of classroom teaching materials and has been Editorial Adviser for OUP atlases for 30 years.

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ISBN 13	9780199137022
ISBN 10	0199137021
Titel	Oxford School Atlas
Autor	Patrick Wiegand
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Oxford University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2012-05-31
Seitenanzahl	96
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