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Educational Resources from the
National Atlas of Spain
Concepción Romera, Alfredo del Campo and Judith Sánchez
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Background Objectives Methodology Description of each educational
resource Conclusions
Summary
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Background The National Atlas of Spain is a powerful
tool to get to know Spain. The target audience is very broad: heterogeneous profiles and different needs.
A survey with geography teachers about the use of the National Atlas in classroom was done.
As result, the IGN-CNIG decided to develop and implement two educational resources on the National Atlas of Spain website.
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Objectives
To promote the usefulness of the contents of the SNA in the teaching field.
To supply quality products based on cartography for the teaching of geography on the web.
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Methodology
Selection and classification of the geographical information (maps, images, graphics, figures, texts, etc) available in the SNA for different educational levels.
Pedagogical adaptation and in some cases, updating of the thematic cartography for the educational levels.
Creation and organization of the rest of the educational contents.
Web design and implementation of each educational resource.
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Description
Two web educational resources classified according to their use on different educational levels (primary school, secondary school and university):
Population in SpainSpain through maps
The contents have been selected from the National Atlas of Spain.
Target audience: teacher and students
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Description : Population in Spain
Analysis of the Spanish population, its distribution and organization.
Three thematic groups:
Knowledge of territory, Europe
and Spain
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Description : Population in Spain
CONTENTS:
-Maps- Fact sheets -Graphics.
Search
engine
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Description : Spain through the maps
Synthesis of the general keys of Spanish Geography presented through a group of thematic maps
Four thematic groups
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Description : Spain through the maps
-Maps- Fact sheets -Graphics-Figures
-Animations-Activities-Glossary
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Description : Spain through the maps
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Conclusions
These resources are excellent from an educational point of view. More than 300 maps and more than 100 graphics, figures, animations, etc. They can be browsed and downloaded free.
Many of these resources can be used directly in the classroom or will be useful in classes or demonstration activities preparation, or as resources for teachers' training and curriculum development
Our purpose is to continue working on the projects deepening and broadening them in different directions.
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Thank you for your attentionConcepción Romera
National Atlas and Thematic Cartography Department
National Geographic Institute of SpainPhone: +34 91 597 97 29
e-mail: [email protected]
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