This USA classic map of physical and political features showcases the country in stunning detail with state-of-the-art cartographic techniques delivering accuracy and exceptional quality, the innovative and engaging design makes the content easily accessible and user-friendly.
Ideal for classrooms with an emphasis on teaching geography or environmental themes. The inclusion of physical features give your students a genuine feel for how our world appears. This map is perfect to help students develop navigation skills.
This map uses a bright, easy to read color palette featuring blue oceans and stunning shaded relief that has been featured on National Geographic wall maps for over 75 years. Drawn in the Lambert Conformal Conic projection, which seats a cone over the sphere of the Earth and projects the surface conformally onto the cone, and is a popular projection used in aeronautical charts.
Names of geographic features are carefully placed on the map to maintain legibility. The insets features Alaska and its relative size to continental USA, the county and outlying areas in Oblique Mercator projection, and maps of Hawai'i.
National Geographic's maps are the standard by which all other reference maps are measured. The maps are meticulously researched and adhere to National Geographic's convention of making independent, apolitical decisions based on extensive research using multiple authoritative sources.
Printed on polypropylene, an ideal material for wall maps as the printing brings out rich colours, and crisp edges for readability. The material is stronger than most papers and unlikely to crease or rip. The matte finish eliminates glare, and adds texture to the map. Ideal for display.
Your map is rolled and packaged in a sturdy tube to protect it during shipment.