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A Cross‐Cultural Study of Young Children's Mapping Abilities
Author(s) -
Blades Mark,
Blaut J M,
Darvizeh Zhra,
Elguea Silvia,
Sowden Steve,
Soni Dhiru,
Spencer Christopher,
Stea David,
Surajpaul Roy,
Uttal David
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transactions of the institute of british geographers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.196
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1475-5661
pISSN - 0020-2754
DOI - 10.1111/j.0020-2754.1998.00269.x
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , identification (biology) , scale (ratio) , geography , cartography , visual arts , ecology , art , biology
The mapping abilities of four‐year‐old children in York, England, Durban, South Africa, Tehran, Iran, Mexico City, Mexico and Evanston, Illinois, USA were investigated, using a methodology involving air‐photo identification and simulated navigation on an air photo. The results show that essential mapping abilities (perspective and scale transformations) are well developed by the age of four in these cultures, and provide some evidence in support of the hypothesis that mapping abilities emerge without training in very young children of all cultures.