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Surveying the Land: Skills and Exercises in U.S. Historical Geography Volume 1: to 1877
Surveying the Land Skills and Exercises in US Historical Geography Volume 1 to 1877 Author:Robert Grant This innovative supplement promotes students' understanding of U.S. geography and its shaping influence on historical events. Surveying the Land guides students in developing a sense for climate, elevation, coastlines, river systems, and other features of physical context that have played major roles in historical change in the United Sta... more »tes. In each volume Part I introduces map use and interpretation, discussing such basic topics as scale, longitude and latitude, and map projections. Part II considers the broad geographic characteristics of the United States as a whole. The 32 topical units composing Part III then provide an opportunity for hands-on mapping exercises that prompt students to think geographically about the major events and developments explored in their survey textbook. A convenient glossary of key map and geography terms rounds out this unique supplement.« less