Text, photographs, and maps introduce information about the climate, land use, resources, plants and animals, population, politics, and religions of Australia, New Zealand, and the islands of the South Pacific.
Describes the experiences and methods of eight expeditions undertaken to chart the American wilderness from Coronado's search for Cibola in 1540 to John Wesley Powell's journey down the Colorado River in 1869.
Explains what maps are and why they are important, looks at how maps can be used to provide information about different habitats, and includes an activity.
A guide to understanding how and why maps are made and used, focusing on how cartography developed along with the discoveries of explorers about the world, and looking at some of the controversies caused by mapmaking.
Explores how maps have been used throughout history, discussing how different cultures created their maps and how maps have evolved throughout history.
Describes the early maps of Ptolemy and chronicles the geographical explorations and technological developments that have led to the quality of modern world maps.
