From The Onion: Our Dumb World: Atlas Of Planet Earth Misunderstand Your World. Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas Of The Planet Earth is destined to become the most important book of the new century—perhaps the most indispensable volume in your home reference library. In fact, go ahead and throw all of your other books …
Category: Maps
Strange Maps
An endlessly entertaining blog for a map junkie like me is Strange Maps. This site has been up for a little over a year, and already has 3,000,000 views! Here are a few sample strange maps: Grace and Peace P.S. No one has indicated that they have figured out Where in the World #5 yet; …
The Paleomap Project
Welcome to The GeoChristian. Out of over 600 posts on my blog, this one on the Paleomap Project is in the top five in terms of how many people view it. The purpose of The GeoChristian is twofold: 1. To enhance science literacy within the Evangelical Christian community. 2. To present a Biblical Christianity that …
USGS topographic maps available as PDF files
The U.S. Geological Survey has put its entire current topographic map collection on the internet as PDF files. The maps are available at scales of 1:24,000 (1 inch = 2000 feet), 1:100,000 (1 cm = 1 km), and 1:250,000 (approx. 1 inch = 4 miles). There are other sites (such as TopoZone) that offer a …
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Geologic Maps
A few weeks ago I posted a map showing shifting meander patterns for the lower Mississippi River. Here are a few more geologic maps that are artistic masterpieces. The first is the geologic map of Colorado, compiled in the 1970s by the US Geological Survey: The colors indicate rocks of various ages and types, and …
World Population Density
A good map is a work of art. This graphic shows a computer generated map of population density, with the tall spikes representing the large cities of the world. The map is from the National Geographic Atlas of the World, and can be viewed at the ESRI Map Book Gallery Volume 20. Grace and Peace
Mississippi Meanderings
A skilled artist or craftsman creates things that are not only functional, but beautiful. Here is a geologic map of the lower Mississippi River published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1944, and it is a work of art. The map depicts changes in the meandering course of the Mississippi River over time. …
Driving directions: New York to London
The folks at Google are not only creative, they have fun. Take for instance the "Get Directions" option at maps.google.com. If you type in your address and your destination address, it will give you both a map highlighting the route from point A to point B, and driving directions: Turn left on Elm Street, drive …
Denominations in the U.S.
The Map Gallery of Religion in the United States has maps showing the distribution of various religious groups in the United States. To view any of these maps in more detail, you can right click on the image, then select "view image." Leading Church Bodies — this map shows the group that has the largest …
Google Earth
It's time to get back to my "Web Site of the Week." I'll start with one of my favorites, Google Earth. Google Earth is software that you can download for free, which can be used for viewing imagery of virtually all of the Earth's land areas. Resolution tends to be better over the United States …
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