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Mapping the physical world / Charlie Samuels.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Mapping in the modern worldPublisher: New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2017Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780778732365
  • 0778732363
  • 9780778732426
  • 0778732428
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Satellite systems -- Human impact on Earth -- Earth's resources -- Mapping space -- Mapping the past -- Maps in your world.
Summary: "Over the last 50 years, satellite technology has given us vast amounts of information. Readers will learn how mapmakers use this information to accurately map Earth's physical features and reveal the impact of human activity on the planet. This book also explores how satellites can be used to map the past by revealing ancient ruins hidden underground, as well as map the surfaces of the Moon and other planets in space."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 526 S193 Checked out 05/14/2024 33111008788842
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Over the last 50 years, satellite technology has given us vast amounts of information. Readers will learn how mapmakers use this information to accurately map Earth's physical features and reveal the impact of human activity on the planet. This book also explores how satellites can be used to map the past by revealing ancient ruins hidden underground, as well as map the surfaces of the Moon and other planets in space.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

Guided reading: X.

"Over the last 50 years, satellite technology has given us vast amounts of information. Readers will learn how mapmakers use this information to accurately map Earth's physical features and reveal the impact of human activity on the planet. This book also explores how satellites can be used to map the past by revealing ancient ruins hidden underground, as well as map the surfaces of the Moon and other planets in space."-- Provided by publisher.

Satellite systems -- Human impact on Earth -- Earth's resources -- Mapping space -- Mapping the past -- Maps in your world.

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