Seeing the World through Maps
The Effectiveness of Map Knowledge in Flag Recognition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14701996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlos A Morales‐Ramirez (0000-0003-3728-2286, West Chester University, corresponding author), Carlos A Morales-Ramírez (West Chester University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-46 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/cart-2022-0021 |
| OpenAlex | W4378677126 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This study aims to understand students’ knowledge of the use of political maps in flags. Students from a module at the National University of Singapore were provided a six-item questionnaire. The questions asked students to identify countries looking at a map, identify the Korean Unification Flag, identify the first flag of Bangladesh, identify flags with maps, and identify a theme in four different flags with maps. The results showed that Singapore was the most known country (92%), while Brunei was the least known (12%) based on the country’s political boundary outline. Only 19% of students were able to identify the countries correctly in the Korean Unification Flag and 31% identified the historic flag of Bangladesh correctly. In the final questions only 13% identified the correct flags with maps, while 36% mentioned the theme of location as a common theme amongst the four flags provided. These results showed that more exposure to these maps and flags is needed. The use of maps in flags can provide a new perspective for cartographic approaches and expand knowledge of cartographic vexillology
Boundary (topology · Cartography · Flag (linear algebra · FLAGS register · Geography · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Theme (computing · Unification · World Wide Web · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Law · Mathematics · Artificial Intelligence
Recognition-by-components
Differences in Thematic Map Reading by Students and Their Geography Teacher
On Cartographic Vexillology
Where have the cartographers gone? The status of cartography instruction within U.S. geography departments and programs
Globalisation and Cultures in Southeast Asia
Flags through the Ages and Across the World
Flags, society and space
The Concept of Shape in Geography
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |