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Atlas of the Week: An Atlas of Radical Cartography
“An Atlas of Radical Cartography,” edited by Alexis Bhagat and Lize Mogel, contains some of the most bizarre and fascinating maps out there. If you ever need to find the least surveillanced route to get through Manhattan, this atlas has … Continue reading
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Map of the Week: Worldwide Green Turtle Nesting Sites
A wise old sea turtle once said, “the little dudes are just eggs, we leave’em on the beach to hatch, and then, coo-coo-cachoo, they find their way back to the big ol’ blue.” Crush may be a Pixar animated turtle, … Continue reading
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Summary of Presentation on North Korean Prison Camps Map
Geo-surveillance is a revolutionary form of mapping. Or is it really mapping? Are photographs maps? Despite this common argument, geo-surveillance has transformed cartography. Nowadays, mapping is mainly done my machines, such as satellites. As a result of the vast … Continue reading
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“The Nuclear Club” Presentation
“The Nuclear Club” was published in The State of the World Atlas by Michael Kidron and Ronald Segal in 1981. The goal of the atlas was to translate into visual form the current political, economic, and social current events of … Continue reading
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Map Presentation
Source: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/24/2013_failed_states_interactive_map Failed States Index map of 2013 is created by Fund for Peace, an independent, nonpartisan, non-profit research and educational organization that strives to prevent violent conflict and promote sustainable security. This map is published by the Foreign Policy … Continue reading
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Atlas of the Week: Atlas of the Holocaust
The Atlas of the Holocaust was produced after seven years of extensive research by Merton College, Oxford professor Martin Gilbert. The 316 maps in the Atlas document the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jewish population in Europe during the Second … Continue reading
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Map of the Week: US States renamed for countries with similar GDPs
Click map to enlarge The United States of America has slowly constructed itself through the 20th century to become an economic power house. It is now recognized as a one of the main pillars of our world’s economy along with … Continue reading
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Team Map Presentation: Atlas of Diseases
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Atlas of Diseases: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases Created in 1950, this map was included in the set of maps released by the American Geographical Society in conjunction with U.S Armed Forces and various international pharmaceutical … Continue reading
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Team Map Presentation Tuesday November 5th: “National Atlas of USA: Exports and Imports
Nothing can condense and visualize data and information quite like a map can. Maps are most often used and primarily designed to create a visual portrayal of space and location, to let you know where things are, where you are, … Continue reading
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Atlas of the Week 8(November 4-10)
A black and white map that displays the discovery of the routes to “Pike’s Peak” demands the audience to place themselves in the historical setting of this map. With labels such as “British Territory” representing the modern time Canada … Continue reading
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