Abstract
The aim of the research is to determine the geography literacy levels of primary school students, who are individuals who know the place they live in and the world with different aspects, and who will shape the society and the world, and reveal the effects of various variables on their geographic literacy.The research was carried out with 2049 students studying in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades of primary school in the city center of Kastamonu in the 2020-2021 academic year. Scanning model was used in the research. The data of the research were collected with 4 different “Geographical Literacy Determination Tests” prepared according to each grade level. In the analysis of the obtained data; descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used.According to the findings obtained from the research, it was determined that the geography literacy levels of primary school 1st grade students were middle, and primary school 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students were high. According to the other findings, it was determined that the primary school students' possession of technological tools and equipment, parental education status and occupational status variables had a decisive effect on all grade levels. It is seen that the travel variable has a decisive effect on the level of geography literacy at the 1st, 2nd and 4th grade levels, and the variable of having foreign friends only at the 3rd grade level. However, it has been determined that the variables of gender and place of residence do not have a determining effect on the geography literacy levels of primary school students. Depending on the findings obtained at the end of the research, some suggestions were made focused on the program, practitioner and researcher.