This book was recognised in the Seniors category by the Times Educational Supplement Awards.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1993 by Oxford University Press .

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.

This book has the following chapters: Atlas maps; Continents and oceans, countries; Round Earth. Flat map; Symbols; Scale; Locational knowledge: the British Isles; Locational knowledge: The World; Making economic geography; Where people live; Making comparisons: The USA, Russia and Japan; Quality of life; Climograms; The seasons; Topographical transformations; Finding places; Latitude and Longitude; Map projections; Names on maps; Distance; Locational knowledge: Europe; Understanding economic map symbols; Describing economic geography; Understanding thematic maps; Describing the general features of a country; Graphics; A geographical information system; Time.