Outreach activities in the field of Geography

Naoko HASEGAWA

Presentation information

[J] Oral

G (General ) » General

[G-02] Outreach of Geoscience: Practice and Theory

Sun. May 26, 2024 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM 103 (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Harufumi Tamazawa(Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo), Ken Tsukada(Hiratsuka City Museum), Junya Terazono(Moon and Planets LLC), Chairperson:Ken Tsukada(Hiratsuka City Museum), Harufumi Tamazawa(Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

[G02-05] Outreach activities in the field of Geography

*Naoko HASEGAWA¹ (1.Ochanomizu University)

Keywords:Geography, Outreach

Introducing recent outreach activities related to geography. Outreach activities of the Association of Japanese Geographers' public committees are primarily carried out by the Planning Specialist Committee, which published books for children and held craft classes for children in 2023. The Geography Education Forum, a geography-related organization, jointly hosts the Geographical Society of Japan and the Japanese Society for Geography Education, and regularly holds geography online seminars in the subject of high school geography. The contents are consisted by highschool teachers, experts in the Universities or Instituts, and the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Other related geography outreach activities will be introduced.