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Team Map Presentation, October 31 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, 1958

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Vanessa K

Source: http://www.loc.gov/item/2011593044 The roots of promotional road mapping date back to the 1920s when societies first began to convert from railroads to automobiles as their main means of transportation. As stated in Akerman’s reading, automobiles were infeasible to the majority of … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week 7 (October 28-November 03):The Women’s Atlas of Te U.S.

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Jennifer

The Women’s Atlas of the United States made by Timothy H. Fast and Cathy Carroll Fast focus on issues common to women. This atlas provide a wide range of maps, charts and cartograms that depict a wealth of topics and … Continue reading →

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Team Map Presentation, October 22: How Communists Menace Vital Materials, 1956

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Source:  https://blackboard.richmond.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-1007588-dt-content-rid-1115813_1/courses/201310_13467/Great%20Pretense%20HUAC%20Report.pdf “How Communists Menace Vital Materials” (1956), by the Research Institute of America and released by the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee), came out during the very heart of the Cold War. This map comes from an early think-tank, … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week 6 (October 21-27): The Historical Atlas of World War II

Posted on October 27, 2013 by

The Historical Atlas of World War II takes its audience back to one of the deadliest wars the world has ever seen. The change in economic, military, and political context during this wartime is shown through some of the maps and … Continue reading →

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Team Map Presentation, October 8: New World Order Map, 1942.

Posted on October 16, 2013 by

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gomberg_map.jpg If you make a comparison between maps and literature, most maps would be like a biography in which the author presents reality. However, The New World Order map created by Maurice Gomberg, in 1942, is not like most Mercator … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week 5 (October 7 – 13): The Times Atlas of World Exploration

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Vanessa K

The Times Atlas of World Exploration transports the reader back to the world’s first civilizations and through a narrative of progress educates the reader on how the world we see today has formed since the beginning of time. A majority … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week [September 22-29]: Africa–Atlas of Our Changing Environment

Posted on September 26, 2013 by

Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment provides a detailed look into the environmental issues across the continent of Africa through maps, diagrams, charts, and vivid photography. The atlas includes satellite images and graphs to give an informative account of the … Continue reading →

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