ATLASES & GAZETTEERS Ann Franco, Barbara Oswalt, & Debbie Seidel

What is an Atlas?  An ATLAS is a bound volume of charts, plates, or tables illustrating any subject.*  Usually associated with a bound collection of maps. *According to

What is a Gazetteer?  A GAZETTEER is “a dictionary or encyclopedia listing alphabetically the names of places, political divisions, and physical features of the earth and giving some information about each.”*  Indexes and Atlases can also serve as gazetteers.**  A gazetteer contains three types of information about places: name, type of feature, and location.** *According to **According to University of Virginia Library website

Comparison of Atlas Type  Hands-on use; tactile interaction (raised topographical)  Easily compare multiple atlases  Sturdy, durable  Subject to weeding standards  Costly  Able to print specific pages  Zoom views  Black line masters for teachers  Use with interactive whiteboards  Immediately accessible  Subject to web evaluation  Free resource Print AtlasesOnline Atlases

Merriam Webster’s Geographical Dictionary  General Reference Gazetteer in print  Similar format to Webster’s desk dictionary  Brief definitions of geographical terms  Cities, mountains, lakes, manmade and natural landforms  Sources such as tables, maps, history, population, size, location and summaries  Alphabetical entries with black and white print and pictures

Oxford’s Atlas of North America www. maps.com  General Reference Atlas in print  Bound collection of North America’s history, maps, and textual overview  Cultures, populations, economics, and societies  In depth look at Mexico, United States of America, and Canada  Subsections of each of the states or provinces by country  Includes cartographical images and satellite images  Index with longitudinal and latitudinal references

Children's Illustrated United States Atlas  Specialized Atlas: Elementary  Variety of information of each sate  Double-paged full color spread with description and background information  Economy geography, natural wonders, people, places, historical events  Types of information presented on each state may vary, however pertinent facts for each are well represented  Timeline of people, history, and dates on each spread

www. amazon.com  Specialized Atlas: Elementary  Bound collection of full color, dynamic maps including each continent  Two-page spreads laid out in the thematic display of each major geographic area  Easy to read and understand  How to Use page, Index and Gazetteer  Global view of weather and climate, the living world, and natural resources The Reader’s Digest Children’s Atlas of the World

Atlas of the 20th Century www. n.cc.al.us:84/ipac20/ipac.j sp?index=.TW&npp=30&t erm=cartographic  Specialized Atlas: Middle  20 th Century overview and chronology of major events by continent beginning in 1900  Chapters presented in chronological order with major events, wars, and political/economic events of the period  Moves reader from the “end of the old world order” towards the “new world order”  Contains many photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams  Some pictures may contain sensitive material (war images, poverty, and death)

www. toysandbooks.com  Specialized Atlas: Middle  Clear and informative for location and understanding physical, political, and thematic maps of the Earth  Full-color photos of people and places around the world  Introductory pages to aid uses in how to read and interpret maps  Applications to Life and Earth Science  Landforms, environment and endangered species, and climate and vegetation, ocean life, storms and geographic extremes National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers

www. m/photos/retius/ /  Specialized Atlas: High School  Chronological, full-color double page spread  Covers 70,000,0000 B.C. to 1986  User-friendly for use with high school and upper level middle school students  Separated by historical time periods  Vivid illustrations:  Archaeological finds, art architecture  Maps showing:  Battles, migration, natural resources, economic issues, populations, etc.  Time lines and textual explanations The Harper Atlas of World History

 Online Atlas/Gazetteer  Great resource for projects  Vast database so know topic before searching  Basic information will be a plus in narrowing search  Encyclopedia entries and basic maps are available  List of Find It Virginia locales that would act as atlas/gazetteer  ELibrary- newspapers, magazines, books maps, websites, pictures, video, and transcripts  General On File (InfoTrac) for all grades  InfoTrac Religion and Philosophy  Military & Intelligence Databases for book reviews and magazine articles

com/  Online Atlas/Gazetteer  Download a 4000 year map animation  Maps for every year from 3000 BCE to 1000 CE  Country name on every map is a link to events and legacies  Educators may print copies for their students with proper citation  Covers Africa, Asia, and Europe to the year 1000  Made and maintained by a New Jersey high school teacher

 Online Atlas/Gazetteer  Great for HS government class  2012 Electoral College map has been launched  Updated population estimate for 2012  RSS fee and subscription shaded maps of 2008 President, Senate, and HR races  2000 & 2004 Presidential elections for comparison/analysis of voter turnout  Some topics include:  Guide to swing states from the Washington Post  Spending on TV ads by the 2008 Pres. Campaigns  Voting America: US Politics and more

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