Monthly Archives: November 2017

“How Communists Menace Vital Materials” was created by the Research Institute of America in 1956, which was headed by the United States Congress House Committee on Un-American Activities. The map focuses on the USSR’s use of resources from different regions … Continue reading →

For the Blog of the Week I chose an interesting site that contains numerous exciting and intriguing maps called BIG Map Blog. This blog has a collection of old maps that haven’t been seen by the majority of people. While … Continue reading →

The Atlas of Disease: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases was created under the director Dr. Jacques May in 1950 during the Cold War period. Developed under the collaboration of three powerful organizations: the American Geographic Society, the U.S. Armed Forces, … Continue reading →

  This week’s atlas in called “The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing — Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed.” This atlas shows where coffee is grown, who grows it, brewing methods and the world consumption of coffee. It … Continue reading →

The blog of the week this week is called “The EPA Blog: Cool Map.” This blog has different articles about different maps the authors have studied. For example, there is a map representing snowfall in 2012, a treasure map, a … Continue reading →

How do countries rely on each other? What comes from where? What makes the world go round? You may often wonder where exactly your diamond earrings came from or where exactly the coffee beans that made your morning coffee were … Continue reading →