STATISTICAL LITERACY AND GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION IN THE AMAZON: SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS, TERRITORY AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.56238/revgeov17n6-070Keywords:
Geographic Education, Statistical Literacy, Spatial Thinking, Amazon, Socio-Environmental IndicatorsAbstract
The circulation of territorial data and socio-environmental indicators has transformed the ways geographical space and territorial inequalities are interpreted. In the Amazonian context, issues related to basic sanitation, precarious urbanization, wildfires, and deforestation highlight the need to develop educational practices focused on the critical reading of quantitative and spatial information. This article discusses connections between Geographic Education, spatial thinking, and statistical literacy, considering didactic possibilities for the analysis of territorial indicators in the Legal Amazon. The study adopts a qualitative and theoretical-analytical approach, grounded in references from Geographic Education, Statistics Education, and spatial thinking studies. As an empirical illustration, public indicators related to sewage collection coverage in capitals of Northern Brazil are presented in order to highlight territorial inequalities associated with urban infrastructure. It is argued that the pedagogical use of territorial data may foster investigative practices, critical interpretation of public information, and evidence-based argumentation. The study concludes that the articulation between Geographic Education and statistical literacy contributes to the discussion of concrete socio-environmental issues in the Amazonian territory and broadens interdisciplinary possibilities within the school context.
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