Where on Earth is New York? Pedagogical lessons from Finnish geography students' knowledge of the United States

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-27

  Raento, Pauliina ^a,b   Hottola, Petri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cartographic knowledge; Finland; Geography education; Popular culture; United States of America

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; CULTURE; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 26944455583     PISSN: 10382046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500790508668327     Document Type: Article

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