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What is An Atlas? Video.

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Watch this Library Skills video entitled What is An Atlas? Learn what an Atlas is and how maps are made and how to use the Atlas, table of contents and index to find any point on the map, or even plot Amelia Earhart's famous flight. Learn the differences between special and general Atlases, and then see the purpose and use of a general Atlas.

This online K12 Library Skills video will assist younger students to learn how maps are made and how to use the atlas, table of contents and index to find any point on the map, or even plot Amelia Earhart's famous flight. Learn the differences between special and general atlases, then see the purpose and use of a general atlas. Briefly review the history of atlases and cartography. Show how at atlases and maps are made, and show the information provided by various kinds of maps found in a general atlas.

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What is a Atlas. Learn about Using the Atlas. Learn how maps are made and how to use the atlas-table of contents and index to find any point on the map, or even plot Amelia Earhart's famous flight.
Learn the differences between special and general atlases, then see the purpose and use of a general atlas.
Show how atlases and maps are made, and show the information provided by various kinds of maps found in a general atlas.
Briefly review the history of atlases and cartography.
Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities. Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.

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