THE TEACHING OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY THROUGH THE STUDY OF LANDSCAPE IN HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS

Abstract

 The textbook has become, for years, a fundamental tool for teachers in the teaching of Geography. Therefore, and according to the possibilities offered by these books for teachers and students, we propose an analysis of textbooks in the second year level. At a time of change and thorough review of the teaching model through the emergence of new technologies, which often replace the printed textbook and sometimes also the book in digital format, it should be assessed the role of the textbook through the iconic, educational, social, ideological and political functions. In a context of transformation and educational reform remains to be seen if the changes are applied in textbooks and specifically, in Physical Geography, since, as already expressed by some researchers of didactics in Social Sciences, just a renewal is observed of the contents in high school textbooks.