International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Editors: A/Prof John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology and Prof Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University
Book Review Editor: Dr Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A & M University
Editorial Assistant: Donna Bennett, Australia
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Volume: 7 Number: 1 Page: 67–83
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Children's Free Recall Sketch Maps of the World on a Spherical Surface
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Patrick Wiegand
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Seventy-two children from six primary schools were invited to draw the Earth's land masses on a blue sphere, representing a globe. The results confirmed a typology of children's freehand sketch maps of
the world described in a previous paper, but some characteristic differences were noted, including a tendency to represent Europe-Africa as a single land mass and Europe-Asia as separate land masses. These
effects are thought to be a result of the partial viewpoint obtained from a globe, compared with the view of the whole world obtained from a map. The results also confirm findings from other studies which
indicate children's misconceptions about the locations of Europe and Africa.
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