We usually recognise countries by familiar shapes and sizes on world maps. Cartograms bring striking new views of crucial information about our world.

Feb 23, 2011 - Alan Wren

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Aug 12, 2006 - Sharon Koss

Based on the works of Ptolemy and Amerigo Vespucci, German cartographer Waldseemüller produced the first modern map of the world. In it, he gave America its name.

Nov 19, 2009 - Dianne Turgeon

Great questions and clear, critical thinking, motivate teachers and students, and contribute to enjoyable,memorable geography for all that can last for a lifetime.

Aug 17, 2009 - Donald Reinhardt

Herbs open an unforgettable olfactory route to learning when students create aromatic herb maps for each country under study in world geography.

Oct 14, 2011 - Arlene Marturano

Doing geography differently can work wonders for teachers and students. Here explore doing sighted and blind studies of globes and world maps to challenge and excite.

Aug 16, 2009 - Donald Reinhardt

Outline maps and crayons bring history alive as kids learn how the United States map and the 13 original colonies have changed over time.

Nov 3, 2007 - Carla Ruschival

The now-canceled ABC series "Off The Map" included interesting interplays of American, South American and Hawaii cultures.

May 19, 2011 - Mallory Giunchigliani

High tech smart phones are changing the way we learn about wine and wineries.

Mar 10, 2011 - Alan Boehmer

One of the earliest forms of non-verbal communication is mapping. One must credit the early explorers and map makers for the majority of man's discoveries.

Feb 28, 2011 - Fran Rooks

Maps and photographs have much in common: they occupy social roles that are widely assumed to be objective, but closer inspection reveals an inherent bias.

Apr 22, 2010 - Alan Foljambe

As far back as the 1700s, early geologists used fossils to correlate rock formations over widely scattered areas in order to create geologic maps.

May 28, 2009 - Alexandra Matiella Novak

From outer space to the ocean floor, learn about a variety of maps on the Internet that can be used by students, teachers, trekkers and map seekers.

Jul 6, 2010 - Rhona-Mae Arca

Poster-style world maps for children are perfect for the home or the classroom wall. Choose from a wide variety of physical and political world maps.

Nov 7, 2009 - Tricia Edgar

Free online world maps can be hard to find. This guide provides the best sites for a world map or atlas.

Sep 13, 2010 - Terry Burris

Conservationists have developed a scientific model that accurately maps where coral reefs are in the most trouble and identifies regions where reefs can be protected.

May 14, 2008 - Sue Cartledge

How to find real time earthquake information about the most recent seismic activity around the world on the Earthquake Hazards Program website by the USGS.

Nov 7, 2010 - Angela Schnaubelt

While the furniture of the Swedish retailing giant may not be to everyone's taste, the IKEA wall map enhances family knowledge on global time zones

Nov 18, 2010 - Paul Bradbury

The need for a world projection map arose as soon as European explorers began venturing onto the oceans of the world in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Jun 23, 2010 - Brenda Ralph Lewis

Humans have reshaped the surface of our planet. Anthropogenic biome maps are a way to understand and track human impact on earth's ecosystems.

Feb 4, 2009 - Tricia Edgar