atlases & gazetteers ann franco, barbara oswalt, & debbie seidel
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ATLASES & GAZETTEERSAnn 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 www.dictionary.com
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 www.encyclopedia.com **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 Atlases Online Atlases
Merriam Webster’s Geographical Dictionary
www.merriam-webster.com
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
www.virlib.brinkster.net
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.http://naaekij.shelton.cc.al.us:84/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.TW&npp=30&term=cartographic
Specialized Atlas: Middle 20th 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.http://www.flickr.com/photos/retius/1361678061/
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
http://www.finditva.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi/
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
www.FindItVA.com
http://www.atlasofworldhistory.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
www.AtlasofWorldHistory.com
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 1940-2008 and more
www.politicalmaps.orghttp://politicalmaps.org/
SOURCESAnn Franco, Barbara Oswalt, & Debbie Seidel
(1997). Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Print.
atlas. (2010). In Ask.com Online Dictionary. Retrieved (2010, March 13) from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/atlas
Atlas of the 20th Century. Maplewood, NJ: Hammond Incorporated, 1996. Print.
Bertin, J, & Vidal-Naquet, P. (1986). The Harper atlas of world history . New York, New York: HarperCollins. Print.
Children's Illustrated United States Atlas. Rand McNally, 2006. Print.
de Blij, H.J. (Ed.). (2005). Atlas of North America. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. Print.
"gazetteer." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved (2010, March 13) from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-gazettee.html
The Library of Virginia. (2005). Find it Virginia. Retrieved (2010, March 14) from http://www.finditva.com/cgi-bin/main.cgi
Lodge, F. (2010). Atlas of world history. Retrieved (2010, March 13) from http://www.atlasofworldhistory.com/
Mapping election results and political trends. (2010). Political maps. Retrieved (2010, March 14) from http://politicalmaps.org/
National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers. Revised and Expanded. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2003. Print.
The Reader's Digest Children's Atlas of the World. New York, New York: Reader's Digest Children's Books. Print.
University of Virginia. (2007). What is the Virginia Gazetteer?. Retrieved (2010, March 13) from http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/resources/gis/vagaz/index.html
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