The presentation of data in the form of a map is as basic to geography as chronology is to history. The modern discipline of geography is, of course, much more than the study of maps. However, an ability to interpret maps, and the cognition of spatial patterns (termed, in ordinary language ‘a feel for maps’) are essential, basic skills that young geographers must acquire. Professional geographers and educationalists in Jamaica will, therefore, welcome Mike Morrissey’s recent text for school geography.