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This week’s blog is created by travelers for travelers. It allows you to create your own interactive map to show “who you are, where you’ve been, and where you’re going.” https://travelmap.net

This week’s blog is dedicated to the different ways of mapping time and space. The blog tends to challenge the typical norm of America, and favors controversial maps. https://blog.mapbox.com/a-new-kind-of-map-its-about-time-7bd9f7916f7f

This atlas provides a travel guide to abandoned cities. It explains the process of a city’s birth, thriving years, and its eventual death. Written by Aude de Tocqueville, this atlas offers a new perspective of how both popular and unheard of … Continue reading →

Have you ever judged someone based on how someone similar to them has acted in the past?   Oh, yes. Yes, you have. With its massive mélange of different cultures and backgrounds, it’s no secret that stereotypes exist in the … Continue reading →

The Atlas of the Week that I selected showcases various maps of North America beginning in 1821 and continuing into the present. Colors indicate political control by country, and major battles are indicated with a roll-over feature for more information. … Continue reading →

“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 →