Contemporary young people have different characteristics that, when experiencing, seek an
identification. And it is these young people who are present in the day-to-day life of schools
and who, for the most part, go unnoticed. The research deals with the youth category and its
relation with the teaching of Geography, because it is understood that this can contribute
significantly, when the teacher seeks to know his student and from there seeks to make an
interaction between the students' previous knowledge and knowledge the teacher. The
objective was to analyze the meanings that the young students of Integrated Professional
Education at High School attribute to the teaching of Geography. The theoretical reference
used sought to dialogue with the three axes of the research: geographic science, the youth
category and the teaching of Geography. In order to reach the proposed objectives, a large
questionnaire (with structured and semi structured questions) was constructed, which was
divided into three parts: a) characterization of the young people participating in the research;
b) young people and their relationship with teaching of Geography and; c) young people and
their relations with the school and the city. The research was conducted in 2017 at the Porto
Nacional Campus of the Federal Institute of Tocantins and the questionnaire (with the
structured questions) was applied in the three groups of the third year of secondary vocational
education, and the semi-structured questions were carried out through the focus group, in
those classes. The results were analyzed later and originated the final text of the dissertation.
They reveal an indication that Geography has over the years sought to overcome the
traditional model by addressing physical themes without detaching them from the human
aspects of science. In relation to contemporary youth, they present themselves in their
multiple identities and their diverse belongings and schools need to adapt their curricula to the
students' reality so that learning has meaning. As for the teaching of Geography, it was
evident that young people like discipline and recognize it as important for understanding
everyday problems. In relation to their school, young people have a good relationship,
although they point out some factors that make them dissatisfied, they recognize the quality of
teaching. As for their city, they feel dissatisfied with insecurity and lack of leisure. It is
noticed that the daily life of young people offers a variety of themes that can be worked on in
Geography classes and that it is necessary to move forward in this type of research, because
with the changes that have occurred since high school reform, new paths must be unveiled.
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