Alfabetização cartográfica: importância e principais desafios – uma escola pública de São José da Tapera – Alagoas

Abstract

The present work arises through concerns about how the teaching of Cartography has been taking place. This area of knowledge has been linked to Geography Science for a long time, and until the present day, this comparison is not uncommon, since both use many elements for the constitution of their theoretical and methodological framework. The general objective of the current work: to reflect the importance of the use of maps in the cartographic literacy process of elementary school students in their early years. The specific objectives are: to understand the students' view of cartography and geography and what leads them to present such a view; analyze how they interact with the cartographic contents worked in the classroom and develop activities with maps that can place these students at the center of learning. The methodology chosen is permeated by a qualitative nature. The conclusion reached is that if the education system does not adapt to this new reality of society, the entire legal basis developed for the teaching of Cartography/Geography will not leave theory.