
Oxford School Atlas, 3rd Edition
$41.66
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2012
Summary
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.
- Coverage of key curriculum themes such as earthquakes and volcanoes, climate, economic activity, and development.
- Comprehensive coverage of the British Isles.
- Case studies of Italy, Kenya, Brazil, Japan, China, California, the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and Antarctica.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199137022 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199137021 |
| Author: | Patrick Wiegand |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 407g |
| Dimensions: | 362mm x 230mm x 6mm |
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A very good school atlas, clearly written and easy to understand, with excellant keys and good scale maps. A very good “all rounder”
A really excellent atlas. Well laid out and with excellent easily understood information'5 star Amazon reviewConcise 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
About The Author
Patrick Wiegand
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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