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By Magellan Geographix

I’m all for kids marking and coloring black line maps to help ground them in geography as they study history and literature. But for quick, convenient maps which focus on specific aspects of American history that you’re studying, you can’t beat this atlas. We just pull this out right in the middle of our reading and flip to a relevant map which gives us a visual of what we’re learning. Might you have thoughts and questions like these while reading living books?

1. Where did the Pawnee Native Americans live?
2. That battle we just read about was interesting, but I’d like to get it straight in my head. Can I see it on a map showing me the highlights of troop movements?
3. What were the slave trade routes?
4. I know the Spanish had a lot of territory out west around 1800, but how much?
5. I think I would understand the Missouri Compromise a lot better if I could see it spelled out on a map.
6. I didn’t realize the extent of wind erosion during the dust bowl until I saw it on the map.

These and so many more thoughts and questions can be addressed by this handy, colorful reference book.

by Magellan Geographix

Like the United States History Atlas by the same publishers, this book is an invaluable tool for us while studying history together. Being able to pull this out and flip to a map relevant to our reading can make all the difference in our understanding the events we’re reading about. It’s painless geography, really!

Here are some questions this title will help you answer:

1. If agriculture started in the fertile crescent, where did it go from there?
2. Where were the Minoans in proximity to the Mycenaeans in Ancient Greece?
3. Hearing about the different Germanic tribes who invaded Ancient Rome is interesting, but I can’t keep them straight. Who went where?
4. What part of India did the British control in the early 1800’s?
5. Where were some of the major battles during WWI?
6. How did Europe get divided after WWII?
7. Where was the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War?

These and so many more questions can be answered by this handy, colorful reference book.