”Figures in geography  teaching are at least as important information carriers as texts or pictures.  Moreover, they can help students understand the world, as they depict it in a  simplified form. The essence of geographical content is highlighted and shown  by their draughtsman. (…)” 
          With the help of  figures students can easily imagine the world, or a part of it they are  studying about, while processes and links among certain geographical sites are  made more comprehensible. 
          
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