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EmmaClaireF
This map portrays soil contamination on the territory of Ukraine with cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, as of April 2011. Cesium-137 has a half-life of approximately 30 years (which means that 30 years after its release, half of it will have…
Tags: 2011, Cesium-137, Chernobyl, contamination, radiation, Ukraine
HannahH
Key accompanying Composite Map of Western Palestine by the PEF
Tags: map key, Palestine, religious sites, Topography
HannahH
The Hejaz Rail ran from Damascus to Medina with a branch through the port city of Haifa. Palestine Railways linked El Kantara, Egypt to Haifa by way of Jerusalem. These railways once served to connect the region but were discontinued in 1948.
HannahH
The majority of ink on this map serves to detail bodies of water. This is stark because of the Palestine's reputation for drought and water shortages. The bodies of water flow from the Jordan River, the Kineret, and the sea and branch out through the…
HannahH
There are minimal border lines on this map which poses a stark contrast to the present day Middle East.
The maps borders reflect ottoman divisions of the territory immediately before the activation of the British Mandate. The darkest border…
The maps borders reflect ottoman divisions of the territory immediately before the activation of the British Mandate. The darkest border…
HannahH
The casual labels on this map reflect that political divisions of territory were less clear during this time period. The map was drawn at a time after the Ottomans lost control of the region but the British and French had not yet imposed their own…
MelissaB
The map itself has Europe, Asia, and Africa connected and labeled. The map also has North America, South America, Artic Land, and Green Land connected and labeled. This layer traces just the outlines of the coasts of these two major connected…
Tags: coastlines, Connected Land Masses, Continents, Land
TheoS
This layer consists of the boundaries of the Arrondissements (administrative districts of Paris), the Murs d’Octroi, which marked the edges of Paris, and the towns of the surrounding area, which are named but not circumscribed. The names of towns are…