A cartografia no ensino da geografia: uma análise de livros didáticos da Rede Estadual de Ensino no município de Chapecó/SC

Abstract

Today, with all the problems faced by teachers as poor training, the large number of classes, the lack of time to plan, the limited availability of materials can cause the textbook becomes generally an important support for teaching practice, because in many schools is the only teaching materials available. This paper analyzes the knowledge of cartography as well as cartographic representations, especially the maps present in textbooks of Geography, particularly in the 6th and 9th grade of elementary school and 1st year of high school. Specifically, the main concepts cartographic and its suitability for the specific literature, as well as cartographic representations, especially the maps, the main tool for studying cartographic. This monograph was compiled from the following steps: contextualization of the teaching of Geography and Cartography as a language of Geography, considerations about the textbook of Geography and Cartography in this same survey and selection of textbooks to be analyzed, presentation of textbooks, analysis of cartographic knowledge present, as well as the cartographic representations especially the maps, error detection and / or gaps and evaluation of results. Among the main results of the research, it was observed that textbooks include the cartographic knowledge and also the cartographic representations, especially maps. The concepts presented, mostly, are appropriate and consistent with the research literature. Furthermore, most are complete maps containing the main features, allowing the cartographic communication. It was also noted, finally, that the maps have different functions on the books, now serving to complement the texts, now serving only as of the writing disconnected illustrations.