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This
portal
provides
information
on
how
we
use
water
on
an
everyday
basis.
Users
can
choose
from
some
general
water-use
topics
on
the
left
side
of
the
graphic,
or
from
the
categories
of
water
use
on
the
right
side.
A
text
menu
of
the
topics
is
provided
below
the
graphic.
Topics
include
groundwater,
surface
water,
domestic
versus
commercial
consumption,
irrigation
and
livestock,
and
industrial
uses.
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This four-page fact sheet provides a brief summary of the analysis of land use in urban environments. Topics include the rapid growth in urban populations, some of the methods used to analyze land use change (mapping, databases, time series documents), and some of the concerns and possible consequences created by the rapid shift of human populations to urban centers.
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This preliminary assessment of urban growth in the Central Valley of California is intended to illustrate the dramatic changes to the Central Valley landscape over the past 100 years. Data products include an urban growth timeline for the years 1900 to 1996, an animated version of the same timeline, and graphs showing the increase in population and built-up land for the same period.
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This
on-line
publication
illustrates
the
spatial
history
of
urban
growth
and
corresponding
land
use
change
in
sixteen
areas
around
the
United
States.
It
features
pairs
of
images
of
selected
urban
regions
from
across
the
nation
which
are
intended
to
show
the
transformation
that
these
areas
have
undergone
over
two
decades,
specifically
increases
in
the
extent
of
urban
land.
Each
pair
is
composed
of
...
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This
report,
part
of
a
series
that
analyzes
population
and
housing
data
collected
from
the
census
of
2000,
highlights
population
size
and
distribution
changes
between
1990
and
2000
in
regions,
states,
counties,
and
large
cities.
Data,
maps,
and
discussion
are
used
to
examine
the
size
of
the
population
increase,
which
states
and
regions
experienced
the
largest
growth,
where
the
largest
proportion
of
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This
booklet,
published
in
cooperation
with
the
U.S.
Department
of
Education
and
the
National
Geographic
Society,
is
designed
to
help
adults
stir
younger
children's
curiosity
about
geography
with
the
help
of
suggestions
for
simple
activities.
Topics
include
how
to
help
young
children
learn
location
and
direction,
how
to
teach
them
to
read
maps,
how
to
teach
the
concept
of
place,
how
to
teach
about
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The
National
Map
is
an
online,
interactive
map
service
published
by
the
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS).
Users
can
create
and
print
high-resolution
shaded
relief
maps
of
a
local
area,
a
state,
or
the
entire
U.S.
A
variety
of
data
layers
are
available,
including
administrative
boundaries,
geographic
names,
geology,
and
land
use/
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The
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
is
the
primary
civilian
mapping
agency
of
the
United
States.
Materials
available
at
this
site
include
general
information
about
topographic
mapping,
and
information
about
USGS
map
products
and
how
to
obtain
them.
There
is
also
information
on
digital
raster
graphics
(DRG),
scanned
images
of
U.S.
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
standard
series
topographic
maps.
Other
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This
is
an
e-book
of
before-and-after
Landsat
images
(1972-present),
showing
recent
environmental
events
and
introducing
the
concept
of
remote
sensing.
Some
changes
are
due
to
natural
causes
and
some
are
due
to
human
causes.
Image
topics
include
agriculture,
cities,
deserts,
disasters,
and
geology.
Each
set
of
images
includes
a
detailed
description,
photographs
and
maps,
a
list
of
references,
and
...
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This
portal
for
younger
students
provides
links
to
satellite
imagery,
games,
and
other
educational
sites
such
as
the
National
Map.
The
'Find
Your
Home'
map
viewer
allows
kids
to
operate
an
interactive
map
and
locate
their
homes.
There
is
also
a
teacher
packet
that
uses
Landsat
satellite
images
to
track
changes
over
time.
It
includes
a
lesson
plan,
printable
worksheets,
downloadable
software,
and
downloadable
...
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