Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Pickles, J. (2004).
A History of Spaces: Cartographic Reason, Mapping, and the Geo-Coded
World
. New York: Routledge.
Thompson, M. (1987).
Maps for America
. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the
Interior, Geological Survey.
Wood, D. (1993). The Power of Maps.
Scientific American
, 88-93.
Web Resources
National Geographic's online Xpedition Hall offers a highly interactive introduction
to geography and cartography. The Mental Mapper offers a good introduction to
mental
mapping
and
you
can
follow
one
of
the
lesson
plans.
See
www.
nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/index.html?node=20
Three hundred and twenty-one definitions of the word
map
are collected at J. H.
Andrews's website:
www.usm.maine.edu/~maps/essays/andrews.htm
The ICA website provides up-to-date information about cartographic research, teach-
ing, and publishing around the world:
www.icaci.org/
The University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) website
offers information about some of the newest GI research:
www.ucgis.org
For many, the USGS website is the first place to go to for information about mapping
in the United States:
www.usgs.gov
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