Formation of cartographic skills in the process of studying geography

this paper uses research materials on the development of cartographic skills in geography lessons. The purpose of this paper is to substantiate the need to develop a teaching and methodological complex for developing cartographic skills in geography lessons. Cartographic skills are among the fundamental components of geographic education, which, through its entire content, contributes to the formation of a scientific picture of the world, the creation of ideas about geographic objects, processes, and phenomena of the surrounding nature, as well as the interaction between humans and nature. Cartographic skills play an important role in the development of universal learning activities, primarily personal ones. By applying cartographic skills, students recognize the value of geographic knowledge, imagine a picture of the world, its integrity, and develop their own point of view on the processes occurring in nature and society. Working with maps also develops universal cognitive learning activities, including logical, symbolic, and informational problem-solving, which develop both intuitive and analytical thinking, speech, and regulatory and communicative skills. Our study demonstrated that the developed teaching and methodological complex for developing cartographic skills is effective. During the pedagogical experiment, students in the experimental class acquired skills in working with maps and applied these skills in practice, using cartographic games, worksheets, and digital maps. The obtained data indicate that in the process of systematic work with geographical maps in teaching geography, skills are formed - to understand, read and know the map, closely related to the formation of universal learning activities: cognitive, regulatory, communicative, ensuring the mastery of key competencies that form the basis for self-development and continuous self-education.

geography, cartography skills, worksheets, cartography games, digital maps