cartography

Describes the history of mapmaking and provides instructions for making maps.

Contains lessons, illustrations, and activities designed to introduce young geographers to the world of maps.

A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.

Explores the development of map making from the earliest plans carved on stone to the latest computer-drawn charts.

Examines the history of mapmaking, describes the various types and uses of maps, and explores navigational tools.

An introduction to map reading that focuses on where and how people live in the world, discussing political, time zone, thematic, and historical maps. Includes related activity.

Contains lessons, illustrations, and activities designed to introduce young geographers to the world of maps.

Explores the process of making and reading maps, from using sticks and clay to plot early routes, to satellites that circle the globe. Includes activities for making your own maps.

The Cat in the Hat teaches Dick and Sally about cartography and the uses of different kinds of maps.