Category Archives: Atlases of the Week

http://www.wwu.edu/bpri/files/2010_fall_border_brief.pdf   This link leads to an atlas detailing the traffic and activity across the Mexican – US border in 2010. This seemed quite relevant with the immigration uproar the past year or so. This atlas marks where crossings occur, … Continue reading →

http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ To go along with my Map of the Week “Clinton’s America,” here is a highly detailed atlas of each election result dating all the way back to 1789. Not only will this provide percentages and vote counts to further … Continue reading →

With the stress of midterms and projects looming over the student body this past week, I felt it was best to take a break from studying and go looking for something fun in preparation for a much needed week without … Continue reading →

https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/531500/181500/12/101107 Old-maps.com may seem like an unprofessional source for getting accurate maps of anything with any credibility. However, the services offered in this Atlas for city maps, of not only London (as linked above), is absolutely astounding. This online Atlas … Continue reading →

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000292326.pdf https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/DOC_0000609108.pdf https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/vol10no2/html/v10i2a04p_0001.htm The first link at the top of the post regards the actual Atlas itself, which is something I stumbled upon that is also part of the CIA database regarding the USSR’s Energy Sources. It’s worth taking a … Continue reading →

Atlas of the Week: The Food Environment Atlas is produced by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The purpose of this atlas is to evaluate determinants of food choices and diet quality as well as examine communities’ … Continue reading →

This atlas contains maps representing the borough of Manhattan. This series of maps is interesting because of the time in which they were produced, in 1920s. During the 1920s, many African-Americans were migrating from the South to Northern cities like … Continue reading →

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 →