Back to the basics: Birmingham, Alabama, measurement and scale

Lawrence R. Handley; Catherine M. Lockwood; Nathan Handley

doi:10.1080/00221340508978988

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Back to the basics: Birmingham, Alabama, measurement and scale

Lawrence R. Handley·Catherine M. Lockwood·Nathan Handley

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Back to the Basics: Birmingham, Alabama is the fourth in a series of workshops that focus on teaching foundational map reading and spatial differentiation skills. It is the second published exercise from the Back to the Basics series developed by the Wetland Education through Maps and Aerial Photography (WETMAAP) Program (see Journal of Geography 103, 5: 226-230). Like its predecessor, the current exercise is modified from the Birmingham Back to the Basics workshop offered during the annual National Council for Geographic Education meeting. The focus of this exercise is on scale and measurement, foundational skills for spatial thinking and analysis.

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Lawrence R. Handley, Catherine M. Lockwood, Nathan Handley. 2005. Back to the basics: Birmingham, Alabama, measurement and scale. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221340508978988

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