Teaching cultural regions with GIS

Joseph Kerski

Chapter 3 in Teaching Spatial Thinking with Geographic Information Systems, 2026, pp 54-73 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Culture in all of its forms, including language, music, clothing, housing type, food, urban areas, place names, sports, and political entities manifest themselves across the world in space and time and can be better understood through spatial thinking. Culture will be examined at scales from local to regional to global, and cultural patterns and regions will be mapped and studied through GIS. Culture reflects and, in turn is reflected in other themes examined in this book, including human health, economics, natural resources, and the demographic characteristics of population. Culture will be studied through interactive maps, 3D globes, cartograms, graphics, tables, and visualizations in a GIS environment and through activities such as designing a flag and tourism brochure. Teaching core content about cultural aspects of our world and our lives will be realized through powerful but easy-to-implement lessons at multiple scales and across multiple themes built upon engaging maps and visualizations.

Keywords: Culture; Population; Language; Teaching; GIS; Spatial Thinking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035302260
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