Monthly Archives: November 2014

World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases Presentation

Posted on November 12, 2014 by

      This map was part of a series of maps in the Atlas of Disease, produced in 1950 by Dr. Jacques May. This map in particular was produced in 1955, a couple of years after President Truman’s introduction … Continue reading →

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“National Atlas of USA: Exports and Imports” (1970)

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“National Atlas of the United States of America: Exports and Imports” map of 1970 comes from the National Atlas of the United States of America, which was developed by The U.S. Geological Survey. The National Atlas of the United States … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: World War II European Theater

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http://www.westpoint.edu/history/SitePages/WWII%20European%20Theater.aspx This atlas gives a wide range of maps pertaining to World War II.  There are maps ranging from battle grounds and plans of offensive attacks to maps showing winter camp grounds and futures campaigns for the armies.  The atlas … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: Hitler’s Map of South America

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Have we ever wondered what WWII would have been like if South America was involved?  This map was created sometime in the late 1930s or the early 1940s and depicts a Nazi plan to invade South America.  The cartographers, however, … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: Global Carbon Atlas

Posted on November 11, 2014 by

Home The atlas of the week is a very interactive and informative atlas about global carbon uses.  It allows the user to get an interactive look at the carbon fluxes resulting from human activities and natural processes. The Global Carbon Atlas has … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: Slave Trade from Africa to the Americas 1650-1860

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This map of the week, unfortunately not a cheerful one, is a map of the slave trade from Africa to the Americas from 1650 to 1860. This was during a time that the Atlantic Slave Trade route was the most … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: “Tea Revives the World”

Posted on November 7, 2014 by

          From the late 1500s onward, the British Empire became one of the most dominating and powerful empires in world history. It stretched from the British Isles to Australia, and the Americas to India. Certain statistics even show that throughout the … Continue reading →

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“National System of Interstate and Defense Highways” Class Discussion

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

  The first highway act was envisioned by Roosevelt. The project could not begin due to WW2 and all resources were focused towards the war. The Federal Aid Highway Act actually passed in 1938 but only 6500 out of 40,000 … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: Atlas of Global Christianity

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

This atlas breaks down one hundred years of Christian history.  Looking at Christianity around the world from 1910 to 2010, this atlas maps the different forms of the religion throughout each country.  It also goes through and highlights where religious … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: “Market Size By Gross Domestic Product, 1995”

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This map, at first glance, looks like an unfinished map of the world. In fact, this map, “Market Size By Gross Domestic Product, 1995,” is complete and was published in 1996 in The Handbook of International Economic Statistics.  Coming from … Continue reading →

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