IMPORTANCE OF CARTOGRAPHIC LITERACY IN MAP MAKING
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Cartographic literacy is a process that begins in the early years of elementary school and is perfected throughout the student's teaching and learning process. It is expected that it is able to read, understand and interpret maps. Some tools help in this cartographic understanding, Geotechnologies have some tools that facilitate this theme, such as GIS, GPS and other programs, such as Google Earth, which allows the visualization of any part of the earth's surface in a quick and practical way. In the teaching of Geography, the use of Geotechnologies has made or improved cartography to make it more practical and accessible. Based on the principle of reading and understanding maps, the locus of this research was to analyze the cartographic literacy of students in the 6th year of Elementary School, also contemplating the construction of analogue maps of the school area, using images from Google Earth (2013 – 2023), make use in this elaboration of the elements of a map and their symbologies, as well as compare the transformations that occurred in the landscape represented through descriptive reports.
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