Redrawing the Map

International borders are fluid. Economics, culture, geography, and conflict are the forces that have combined to carve out new boundaries throughout history. This compelling series outlines how these forces have influenced the look of our current maps, and the cause and effect of changes over time. Multiple maps illustrate these changing boundaries and the natural resources that are often central to conflict and defining borders. Biographical sidebars profile the people who drove...
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International borders are fluid. Economics, culture, geography, and conflict are the forces that have combined to carve out new boundaries throughout history. This compelling series outlines how these forces have influenced the look of our current maps, and the cause and effect of changes over time. Multiple maps illustrate these changing boundaries and the natural resources that are often central to conflict and defining borders. Biographical sidebars profile the people who drove relevant historical events. Students are also invited to interpret conditions inside the current boundaries and to theorize how someday these boundaries may change. Features include: Maps of regions that show how borders have changed after major historical events. A review of the major geographical features of a country and their economic impact. A sidebar on a person who influenced a region's history. A chronology of the major events that changed a country's borders.