FAU Government Information Maps
Energy Map of West Africa
Map of the western portion of the African Continent, showing the energy infrastructure of all countries shown, oil and coal reserves, uranium deposits, refineries; Charts for every country showing population and economic data; Inset map of Nigeria; Oil and gas production charts for Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Zaire, and Angola. (1993).
Energy Map of Sub-Saharan Africa
Map of the African continent showing the energy infrastructure of every country, elevation, coal and oil reserves, refineries, reserves of Uranium; Charts for each country showing population and economic data; Inset maps of Nigeria, South Africa, Cape Verde, and the islands of Reunion; Chart showing percentage of fuelwood use as a percentage of total domestic energy consumption for select countries. (1991).
Energy Map of Central Asia
Map of Central Asia showing the energy infrastructure of each country, oil and gas reserves, refineries. (1993).
Energy Map of China
Map of the People's Republic of China showing the country's energy infrastructure, oil and gas reserves, refineries, elevation; Graphs showing oil, gas, coal and electricity production; Economic data; Inset maps of the energy infrastructure for the cities of Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai; Inset maps showing the Three Gorges Hydro-Electric Scheme, and the South China Sea. (1992).
People's Republic of China
Front: 1:6,000,000 scale political map of The People's Republic of China (Albers Projection) showing the provinces of China, large cities, major roads, airports, and some land cover; Pronunciation guide for Pinyin. Back: 1:7,150,000 scale map of the People's Republic of China, showing the ethnolinguistic groups that makeup the country. (1980).
Energy Map of the Far East
Map of the Far East (East, Southeast Asia and Australia), detailing the energy infrastructure of each country, locations of coal and oil deposits, refineries, total primary energy consumption; figures depicting coal and gas consumption and production; charts for each country describing demographic information along with GNP growth and energy consumption. (1993).
Exploration
Front: Several maps showcasing a series of important expeditions across the world throughout time, split by: Journeys of Ancient Greeks, expansion of provincial realms from 100-1400 A.D., expeditions from 1400-1700 of conquistadors and and other explorers, expeditions from 1700 to 1900 of global travels and the final oceanic frontiers (includes views of the poles and expeditions through those regions); diagrams showing the technological advancement of water craft, and the vertical frontiers of the world. Back: 1:54,109,440 scale world map (Winkel Tripel Projection) showing the sailing routes of some of the most famous expeditions of all time (with views of the poles); Timeline of extensive human expeditions over time. (1998).
Physical Earth
Front: Series of physical world maps detailing the transformation of the world's continental features from 650 million years ago to 18 thousand years ago; Timeline showing geologic history, with examples of sediments from distinct time periods shown; diagram of the atmosphere, and earth's interior. Back: 1:54,100,000 scale physical map of the world (Winkel Tripel Projection) showing major tectonic plates, known volcanic eruptions, trade winds and ocean currents; Inset maps of the world showing the world's major tectonic plates and geologic age of continental features, and the different climate zones based on the Koppen climate classification system; Views of the Polar regions with tectonic plates and volcanic activity. (1998).
Biodiversity
Front: 3-Dimensional model of the world showing the global forest distribution, and levels of disturbance in the forests by continent; Inset maps of threats to biodiversity, and global ecoregions. Back: 1:54,109,440 scale world map (Winkel Tripel Projection) showing major biomes across the globe, with smaller texts describing some physiographic regions; Inset maps of the world showing plant productivity from July through September, and plant productivity from January through March (1999).
Cultures
Front: Two 3-Dimensional Maps showing changes from 1960 to 2000 in regard to: airline traffic, telephone calls made, and number of television sets owned; Inset maps showing Coca-Cola consumption, Vehicles sold, Theater Admissions for Star Wars in 1997, Circulation of National Geographic, Number of Nestle factories, Urban population growth 1950-2000, Timeline of Human History. Back: 1:54,109,440 scale world map showing language families native to each region of the world and their extent; Inset world maps showing distribution of major language families today, distribution of major religions across the world. (1999).