Description:
This paper explores the issues of landscape teaching and its connection and potential for the development of spatial thinking in students.We will first present a brief overview of the way landscapes have been addressed in research and educational activities by Geographical Education. Next, the theoretical questions on spatial thinking are explored.As an empirical exercise of the study,we analyzed how landscapes are presented in practical activities in three basic education Geography textbooks from three countries (Portugal, France and the UK) and characterize them by their level of capacity to develop spatial thinking, comparing the results. Finally we present some conclusions and reflections.