Includes maps, table of political information, and list of abbreviations of geographical names and terms.

Contemporary maps of the world, states, and provinces, including special environmental section, latest 1990 Census information, geographic tables, and index.

Information about the past is stored, and made accessible in a variety of ways. One of these ways is historical maps. Historical maps provide a chronology of important events and how the impact these events had on the places where they occurred. Historical maps support and extend information from primary historical sources such as letters, treaties, and census date. Historical maps are summaries of past events presented in graphic form.