Rand McNally Wall Maps
Publisher's Description
- 21st-century digital cartography
- Durable, markable, washable
- Sturdy steel rollers/pull-down rods (lifetime warranty)
- Bright relief for 3-dimensional look
- Visually accurate Robinson Projection (world maps)
- Easy-to-read legends
Elementary Political Canada
- 40 km/cm scale
- Bright, contrasting colours identify provinces/territories
- Provincial/territory/national capitals, major cities labelled
- National parks, historic sites, time zones
- Canada timeline
Elementary Political World
- 200 km/cm scale
- Bright, contrasting colours teach size, shape, location of countries/bodies of water
- Country/continent boundaries, names clearly shown
- Easy-to-read equator, Prime Meridian, tropics, circles
- Special features for cardinal/intermediate directions, hemispheres, continents
- World climate thematic map
Intermediate Physical-Political Canada
- 40 km/cm scale
- National parks, Continental Divide
- Digital cross-section of Canada (major physical features)
- Profile of Great Lakes (elevations, depths)
Intermediate Physical-Political World
- 200 km/cm scale
- Continent names, boundaries
- World vegetation thematic map
- North/South Polar views
Advanced Political Canada
- 40 km/cm scale
- National parks, historic sites, time zones, Continental Divide
- Canada timeline
- Provincial/territory/national capitals, major cities labelled
Advanced Political World
- 200 km/cm scale
- Continent boundaries, names
- World climate thematic map (13 zones)
- North/South Polar views
Advanced Physical-Political Canada
- 40 km/cm scale
- National parks, Continental Divide
- Profile of Great Lakes, ocean currents
- Digital cross-section of Canada (major physical features, ocean floor)
Advanced Physical-Political World
- 200 km/cm scale
- Continent boundaries/names
- Plate tectonics thematic map (plates, earthquakes, volcanoes)
- North/South Polar views
Primary Political World
- Bright, contrasting colours teach size, shape, location of continents/oceans
- Country boundaries/names clearly shown, major cities/rivers labelled
- Special features for cardinal directions/differences between maps and globes
- Upper- and lower-case letters
- Photo-illustrated legends
- Special features on the map have headings (key component of nonfiction reading)
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