The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library, the third largest academic library in the United States, houses one of the best Africana map collections in the United States. This checklist is intended to provide scholars and other map users with sufficient information to locate and examine maps of Africa in the UIUC Library. The…

This atlas is a nontechnical presentation of the geography and history of world commercial nuclear power with particular emphasis on the United States. Neither pro- nor antinuclear, it presents commercial nuclear power data in a series of specially prepared, easily read maps, tables, and text. The first section (United States) includes information…

This excursion guide describes the Zuyder Zee project which dammed and partially drained a low coastal area of the northern Netherlands. The guide also provides itineraries and other practical information for visitors to the area. It is one of a series of publications developed by the Information and Documentation Center for the Geography of the…

This publication discusses the geography of and land use in a specific region of the Netherlands, the region of the great rivers of the Rhine, the Waal, and the Meuse. It is one of a series of publications developed by the Information and Documentation Center for the Geography of the Netherlands (IDG), a nonprofit organization whose aim is to…

Designed to supplement and complement the Louisiana "World Geography Curriculum Guide: Bulletin 1727," this document contains 72 maps that can be used for instructing high school students. Two world maps are provided, along with regional map sets of: (1) Anglo-America; (2) Asia; (3) Africa and the Middle East; (4) Europe; (5) Latin…

One of a series of publications which provides information about the geography of the Netherlands to institutions and persons outside the Netherlands, this publication discusses the geography of and land use in South Limburg, a region in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. There are four sections. The first provides a history and describes…

Four articles contained in this bulletin focus on the geography of the Netherlands. The first article deals with the "Northern" Netherlands, i.e., the provinces of Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe. Special attention is paid to the themes of the conflict between economic and environmental issues, the rich variety of landscapes and…

Designed for students in grades 7 through 10, this teaching unit presents illustrative resource materials depicting the multi-factor nature of a geographic region. The unit focuses not only on climatic factors, but also on introducing other regional factors in an informal way. A blackboard summary of a class discussion of the different regions is…

Designed for students in grades 7 through 12, this teaching unit presents illustrative resource materials depicting concepts related to climate and geographic regions. Emphasis is on giving students an understanding of climatic elements and factors, not as isolated, disjointed entities, but as a dynamic interplay of forces having a very definite…

Designed for students in grades 7 through 12, the paper presents illustrative resource materials for teaching concepts related to geographic regions. Emphasis is on giving students an understanding of the interrelationship between regional characteristics and human behavior. The paper introduces students to the following notions: environmental…

This atlas consists of 20 maps, tables, charts, and graphs with complementary text illustrating Soviet government machinery, trade and political relations, and military stance. Some topics depicted by charts and graphs include: (1) Soviet foreign affairs machinery; (2) Soviet intelligence and security services; (4) Soviet position in the United…

The document focuses on the relationship of land and water in the Netherlands. Information, presented in expository, tabular, photographic, and cartographic form, is arranged in four major sections. Section I, which contains the bulk of the document, discusses water and landscape in geography; water in the Netherlands as a source of food,…

This document focuses on the history and organization of physical planning in the Netherlands. It is part of a series of bulletins on the human and physical geography of the Netherlands. Information, presented in expository, tabular, photographic, and cartographic form, is arranged in four major sections. Section I, which contains the bulk of the…