Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartographers
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Map Collector
Author: Catalogue of the Public Archives Library
Author: Public Archives of Canada. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 902
Book Description
Overseas Map Acquisitions
Author: National Library of AustraliaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maps
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
Map Collectors' Series
Author: Map Collectors' CirclePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cartography
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Charting the World
Author: Richard PanchykPublisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1569769184
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
As soon as early humans began to scratch images on cave walls, they began to create maps. And while these first drawings were used to find hunting grounds or avoid danger, they later developed into far more complex navigational tools. Charting the World tells the fascinating history of maps and mapmaking, navigators and explorers, and the ways that technology has enhanced our ability to understand the world around us. Richly illustrated with full-color maps and diagrams, it gives children an in-depth appreciation of geographical concepts and principles and shows them how to unlock the wealth of information maps contain. It also features 21 hands-on activities for readers to put their new skills to the test. Children will: build a three-dimensional island model using a contour map, engrave a simple map on an aluminum &“printing plate,&” determine the elevation of hills in their neighborhood, draw a treasure map and have a friend search for the hidden stash, create a nautical chart of a small puddle, survey their backyard or local park, navigate a course using a compass, and much more. Now more than ever, the study of geography is crucial to understanding our ever-changing planet, from political change and warfare to environmental conservation and population growth.
The Geography and Map Division
Author: Library of Congress. Geography and Map DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Geologists and the History of Geology: Bibliography
Author: William Antony S. SarjeantPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geologists
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
Book Description
Rediscovering Geography
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309051991
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers. Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more. The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers. Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.
International Directory of Current Research in the History of Cartography and in Carto-bibliography
Author: Human Geography: Peoples and countries
Author: Joseph Russell SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description