Are there sex differences in geographic knowledge and understanding?

Geographical Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-286

  Kitchin, Robert M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive map knowledge; Sex differences; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; GENDER DISPARITY; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; MAPPING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030561897     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3059650     Document Type: Article

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