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Maps101 User Guide
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IV. Content
& Features Overview
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Over
4,000 up-to-date maps are available for immediate downloading and
printing, with access to current events, lesson plans and online
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A. Map Collections
Try our interactive maps, look at major city maps, or access our coveted blackline masters series. Great for
Social Studies, History, Art, Geography and more!
- Antique Maps— A collection comprised of major U.S. cities from coast to coast, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and more.
- City Maps— Find your way around major cities in the U.S. such as Los Angeles, New York City, or Chicago. Or, go international! From Havana, Cuba to Beijing, China you can view roads, rivers & major landmarks.
- Earth Science Maps—Maps covering a variety of topics like precipitation, ethnicity, weather & more.
- Former USSR—From continents to countries with information on ethnicity, regions, administration & more
- History Map Sets—World, Canada, & United States History Map Sets are designed to make history more comprehensible & visually compelling, while enhancing students' knowledge of geography.
- Interactive Maps—Watch as history unfolds: maps are activated by animated arrows (with sound!), or click on the map colors shown in the legend to tell the story, or drag place names onto the map and then check your work!
- Middle East Maps—A comprehensive look at the Middle East—its
resources, people, history and current events.
- Outline Map Sets—Black & white line maps of all the continents, regions of the world, countries, Canadian provinces & territories, & U.S. states with & without text.
- Physical Maps—These maps show natural landforms including mountains, rivers & lowlands. Their color scheme & shaded relief indicate variations in elevation throughout Canada, the United States & the World.
- Thematic Map Sets—Access thematic maps that clearly & accurately display historical, cultural, social, economic, & environmental data for Canada, the United States & the World.
- United States County Maps—All the fifty States are represented, each with county lines, county names, & county seats.
- Western Civilization Maps—These carefully selected maps provide
comprehensive global coverage for the major historical periods.
- World Projection Collection— The World Projection Collection is a selection of various projections of the planet earth. Each of these projections serves a different purpose in visually representing a complex combination of land and water masses in a simplified format.
B. Reference Atlas
Detailed atlases covering the World, Canada, & the United States. Facts, figures, flags & maps delivered in a simple format. Learn about the world's people, economies, governments & geography in a click.
C. Interactive Maps
Get a bird's eye view and learn interesting facts about our nation's state capitals, monuments, battlefields and parks with our Points of Interest Interactive Maps. Add a new level to learning and watch history unfold with our History Interactive Maps. Interactive maps make learning more engaging and more fun!
D. Current Events
Learn about
Geographical events current and historical, and see what's happening in the news
today and in years past!
- Geography in the News™—Weekly in-depth articles with searchable archives.
- Map of the Week— Weekly maps, created by geographic artist, Scott Davis, who ties historical and current events to the lay of the land.
- Maps in the News—12 Maps & short articles per week plus searchable archives to 1999.
E. K-3 Maps
Simple, colorful and engaging, our new K-3
mapping section is ideal for lower grade level students and teachers.
- Beginner Maps—They make great tools to help teachers visually explain very basic map concepts in relation to a student's day-to-day life.
- The Earth—From the solar system to the world's largest rivers.
- World Maps—Political and physical maps of the continents, plus the
oceans.
- U.S. Maps—The regions of the United States.
F. Classroom Resources
Search our K-12 Lesson Plans, get Geography Skill Builders, find the correct pronunciation for Burkina
Faso, and more! Rich resources for Teachers, Students, Parents, & Media
Specialists.
- Classroom Activities—Quick activities to energize students.
- Field Trip Information Sheet—Teachers, plan your field trips with ease with our Field Trip Information Sheet. Information includes: teacher, field trip & destination information & an easy to read map!
- Geography Glossaries—Three levels of glossaries to help your students with map terms.
- Geography Skill Builders—Short lessons with maps & handouts.
- Introduction to Maps & Map Skills—Introduction to mapping with projections, compass & more.
- Lesson Plans—Organized by grade level, subject, region, & national standards.
- Pronunciation Gazetteer—650 Place name pronunciations, plus latitude longitude & more.
G. Learn & Play
Create your own map of the United States, test your skill
against our weekly GeoQuiz, have fun with our interactive quizzes, and print our
Geo Crossword to puzzle your students!
- Map Kits— Want to be a cartographic artist? With our interactive graphics tools, you can customize maps of the U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, and all 50 States online!
- Word Search Puzzles— Download and print our mesmerizing word searches to puzzle your students, available in a handy PDF format.
- Geography Crosswords— Test your research skills and tickle your brain with our new set of Geography Crossword Puzzles, available in a handy PDF format.
- Online Games—Test your skill against our weekly GeoQuiz, have fun with our interactive quizzes, and print our Geo Crossword to puzzle your students!
- FLASH World
Quizzes
- Africa Quiz
- Alienz!!
- Asia Quiz
- Continents
Quiz
- Geo Crossword
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- GeoQuiz
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State Capitals — Easy
- State Capitals — Medium
- State Capitals — Hard
- USA
Jigsaw
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H. NYSTROM Resources
Dozens of companion maps—& related graphs—for the K-12 curriculum. They all correlate with other Nystrom products, making it easy for teachers & students to see the curriculum connections from one resource to another.
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Our Search Engine, located at the top of every page, can be used to find
maps, lesson plans, geography articles and more! (see Home Page Navigation item
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