Oxford Student Atlas - Hardcover

Wiegand, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019913698X ISBN 13: 9780199136988

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2012

Synopsis

The Oxford Student Atlas includes stunning satellite images, country data, and easy-to-read colourful mapping, presented in an accessible visual layout based on research into how students use maps.

The atlas covers key exam specification themes and issues such as earthquakes and volcanoes, climate and climate change, economic activity, development, and globalisation.

It includes comprehensive coverage of the British Isles, Europe, and the world.

It is the ideal atlas for students to use on exam courses.

About this title

Book Description:

Accessible and informative world atlas for all 14-18 year olds.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 019913698X
• ISBN 13: 9780199136988
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176