Lietuvos nacionalinio atlaso taikymo galimybės mokant geografijos
Application of Lithuanian National Atlas for Geography Learning Possibilities

Summary/Abstract: The article analysed the possibilities of usability of first volume of Lithuanian National Atlas for deepening geography knowledge at primary and secondary schools. For realization of geography education goals set tasks related to spatial perception, perception of territorial distribution of geographical phenomena and processes, events causality description, territorial assessment of relevant society problems development, cherish of environmental protection, cultural heritage conservation traditions.Carried analysis of atlas maps for the geography knowledges formation showed that the first volume Lithuanian National Atlas maps are:Eligible for pupils geographical (spatial) worldview formation, providing additional possibilities to learn of nature and the structure of society diversity of Lithuania and other countries and its regions, to expand the geography of knowledge and understanding,develop of primary capacity of geographic information collection and analysis, formation geographical concept of local, regional and global processes, develop analysis and research skills of natural and social processes and students interpretative thinking.Atlas maps as a demonstration and performance analytical pieces are integrated into a wide range of natural and social geography range of topics, which associated with local, regional and global phenomena.Application of Lithuanian National Atlas maps in education expands maps publishing in public online. They can be analyse using the integrated measurement tools for the distance and area measurements. This enables the Lithuanian National Atlas maps use for practical tasks and for cognitive and educational projects realization.

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