Geography Reference
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Fig. 2.1
The expanding environments curriculum
(1) Students have few map skills and only basic knowledge of various place names
in Japan and in the world.
(2) Students learn little about world geography through the elementary school
curriculum.
2.2
Geography Education in Elementary School Across
Grades
The curriculum for elementary schools was recently changed. A new National
Curriculum Standards for Social Studies was presented in 2008 by MEXT; the aims
and content, including for geography education, were partly revised.
In the new curriculum, the practical use of a map and globe was recommended,
as was the learning of basic knowledge (Table 2.1 ). Students from the third to sixth
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