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This
site
provides
a
reproduction
of
a
map
first
produced
in
1784.
It
was
the
first
map
of
the
United
States
produced
by
an
American
cartographer.
It
shows
the
locations
and
boundaries
of
the
original
thirteen
states,
allowing
comparisons
of
boundaries,
areas,
and
populations
with
present-day
states.
The
reverse
side
has
a
series
of
fourteen
maps
portraying
the
nation's
territorial
growth
over
the
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This
portal,
hosted
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
Earth
Resources
Observation
and
Science
(EROS)
division,
provides
access
to
geospatial
datasets
that
have
been
specially
prepared
for
seamless
access
and
delivery.
Some
data
has
generalized
applications
and
national
extent;
other
data
is
specialized
for
a
particular
time
or
event,
and
usually
for
a
limited
region.
The
home
page
features
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This
portal
provides
access
to
maps,
aerial
photographs,
books,
booklets,
posters,
CDs,
digital
data,
and
satellite
imagery,
many
of
which
are
useful
for
teaching
about
Lewis
and
Clark.
These
resources
can
be
used
in
an
inquiry-based
setting
for
a
variety
of
courses
and
projects
at
the
elementary,
secondary,
and
university
levels.
In
addition,
the
USGS
hosts
Internet-based
resources
that
can
be
used
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This
collection
of
lesson
plans
and
activities
allows
students
to
investigate
Earth,
its
processes,
and
its
inhabitants.
These
resources
provide
ideas
for
integrating
topographic
maps
into
geography,
science,
environmental
studies,
history,
and
mathematics
curricula.
Included
are
'map
mysteries',
which
use
topographic
and
thematic
maps
as
starting
points
to
uncover
mysteries
about
the
cultural
and
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This
teacher
packet
uses
Landsat
satellite
imagery
to
teach
about
changes
over
time.
Materials
include
a
lesson
plan
in
which
students
examine
four
sets
of
images
from
different
locations
and
times
to
see
how
the
landscapes
have
changed.
Links
are
provided
to
Multispec
software,
which
is
used
to
process
the
imagery,
to
the
image
sets,
to
national
standards
applied
to
the
activity,
and
to
background
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This
set
of
lessons
for
older
students
provides
an
introduction
to
the
uses
of
Geographic
Information
Systems
(GIS)
and
spatial
analysis
in
mapping,
environmental
issues,
and
coastal
hazards.
Students
will
learn
how
to
use
GIS
for
siting
a
fire
tower
or
an
internet
cafe,
perform
a
landfill
and
watershed
analysis
in
Montana
using
hydrography
and
stream
flow
datasets,
and
examine
hurricane
hazards
along
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This
portal
provides
links
to
a
variety
of
information
on
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
There
is
a
brief
overview
of
the
USGS
mission
and
vision,
links
to
news
articles
and
press
releases,
and
a
link
to
frequently
asked
questions
and
a
page
where
users
can
post
their
own
questions.
Other
links
access
contact
information
for
various
departments
within
the
USGS,
a
search
engine
for
looking
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