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The National Atlas includes interesting and informative articles about the geography of America. Some of these articles were prepared to provide additional information to explain the maps that appear in the Atlas. Others introduce government programs and how geographic information and maps influence public decision making. Still other articles are intended to educate or stimulate an interest in the people and places of this Nation.

Below are listed the articles currently contained in the National Atlas, in sections that correspond to its chapters. Articles on map reading, America's changing population, the geology of the Nation, water quality and many more topics will be added to nationalatlas.gov™ in the coming year.



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  Agriculture  
Consumer-Driven Agriculture
New Systems Research Targets Precision Agriculture's Effectiveness
Satellite Images of Environmental Change: Imperial Valley 1973 to 1992
 

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Biology
Forest Resources of the United States
General Information About Invasive Species
West Nile Virus
What's Buzzing with Africanized Honey Bees?
Zebra Mussels

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Boundaries
Congressional Apportionment
National Wildlife Refuge System – A Visitor's Guide
Saving Time, Saving Energy
The National Wilderness Preservation System
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS)

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Climate
Hurricane Basics
Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting
When and Where Do Tornadoes Occur?

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Environment
A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health
Reusing Superfund Sites

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Geology
Continental Divides in North Dakota and North America
Engineering Aspects of Karst
Geologic Hazards
Geomagnetism: The Magnetic Field of the Earth
Glacial Limits
Landslide Types and Processes
Mount Rainier – Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk
Natural Aggregates—Foundation of America's Future
The North America Tapestry of Time and Terrain

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Government
A National Monument, Memorial, Park . . . What's the Difference?
How the Electoral College Works
The Beginnings of the U.S. Geological Survey

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History
Expansion And Growth Of The United States
History of Railroads and Maps – Part 1
History of Railroads and Maps – Part 2
History of Railroads and Maps – Part 3
The Civil War at a Glance

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Mapping
Harmonized Frameworks for North America Are Here
Improved Geospatial One-Stop Portal Due This Summer
Latitude and Longitude
Map Projections: From Spherical Earth to Flat Map
Profile of the People and Land of the United States
The National Map
Understanding Descriptive Statistics
What is AVHRR?

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People
Age 2000
Gender in the United States
Overview of Race and Hispanic Origin
Population Change and Distribution: 1990 to 2000
Renewable Energy Sources in the United States
State And Regional Unemployment, 2003 Annual Averages
Summary of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program
The 65 Years and Over Population: 2000
The United States Population in International Context: 2000

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Transportation
Amtrak Facts
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956: Creating the Interstate System
Overview of U.S. Freight Railroads

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Water
Aquifer Basics Introduction
Ground Water
Hydrologic Units
Mapping Arsenic in Groundwater
Realtime Streamflow Stations
Surface Water
  Water Use in the United States