Geography Tutor – Types of Maps and Map Projections
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National Geographic My Town TOPO! Map Coasters, Set of 4 For more than 10 years, National Geographic’s TOPO! map software has been a top choice for outdoor enthusiasts. Now we’re able to use these seamless USGS topographic maps to create home decor featuring maps of your favorite places. Provide any U.S. address and artisans in New England will create a cork-backed, four-tile marble coaster set that reproduces a map of your location. The map will show t… |
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National Geographic Nautical Chart Coasters s/4 With depth information and the outlines of hidden sandbars, nautical charts reveal safe passage to sailors. To the casual viewer, they evoke seaside memories and dreams of open water. Provide us with the town or landmark closest to your waterside home or favorite spot anywhere along the U.S. coastal waterways, the Great Lakes, Alaska, or Hawaii, and artisans in New England will create a cork-backe… |
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Geographic Map of the Azores, 1587 (litho) .. – 3×2 inch Fridge Magnet – large magnetic button – Magnet $4.99 Rectangular wrap-around refrigerator magnet and a glossy mylar cover.Large 2×3 inch rectangle fridge magnet or ‘buttons’ as they are sometimes known in the USA.Crop shown is automated for display purposes only. All magnets are hand finished and the best most appropriate crop will always be selected to best show the full image. Therefore, actual product may vary slightly from crop shown – this can … |
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The Geographic Tutor; Maps and Globe Terms [VHS] $2.00 What is longitude? Why are lines of latitude called parallels? What are meridians? Why are there different types of map projections? Find the answers to these questions and more. Locator numbers are provided so you know exactly where to find each subject on this video. ©1991, color, 15 minutes, all ages…. |
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Battle for Midway With Map [VHS] $9.99 The man who found the Titanic, Dr. Robert Ballard, took on the greatest technical challenge of his career when he traveled to the Pacific waters off Midway Island, site of a critical turning point of World War II, in search of the sunken aircraft carrier U.S.S. Yorktown. This documentary not only details Ballard’s challenge in finding the Yorktown, which rests three miles below the surface, a mile… |
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Mapping Your World: Introducing Students to the Field of Cartography (Educational Video Presentation) [1 VHS Video] Grades 4-8 $55.00 (1 VHS Video) This informative and entertaining film introduces students to the field of cartography. With the help of a host cartographer, students learn about many different types of maps – from mental maps and road maps to star charts – and about the language maps use. Viewers discover that maps are used for much more than just locating places and directions. In his studio, the cartographer … |
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Brewster Wall Pops WPE99074 Peel & Stick World Dry-Erase Map with Marker $15.99 Keep your future destinations in sight with the World Map Wall Decal. Fully repositionable, this map is also dry erase! Plan out your next trip, use the included dry erase marker to show your stops along the way! Also great as an instant geography reference for kidsget them into geography! The World Map Wall Decal is also great for schools, dorms, offices and boardrooms. So many applications, this… |
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Brewster Wall Pops WPE99073 Peel & Stick USA Dry-Erase Map with Marker $17.47 The USA Map Wall Decal makes it easy and fun to plan a road trip, or teach your kids about US geography. With the included dry erase marker, you can mark it all up and easily clean the marks away. The Map is also fully respositionable and won’t leave sticky stuff on your wall. The USA Map Wall Decal is also great for schools, boardrooms and dorms!… |