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  • People rowing kayaks, with woods and mountains all around them

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    Where's Mapman?

    Can you find Mapman? Figure out the mystery location and draw a map of it for a chance at the grand prize.

  • a boat being tossed by tall waves

    HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS, LOCATION

    The World's Deadliest Ocean Route

    Roaring winds. Fierce storms. Sixty-five-foot waves. Would you sail through the Drake Passage?

  • Author pictured with hand-drawn postcard of Portugal

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    She Found Mapman!

    Meet the winner of the 2024 Can You Find Mapman? contest and see her award-winning entry.

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    REGIONS, PLACE, LOCATION

    Polar Maps

    Learn how to read maps of the North and South poles.

    PDF
  • download

    MOVEMENT, REGIONS, PLACE, LOCATION

    Historical Map

    Learn how to read a historical map of Africa.

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  • video

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    Can YOU Find Mapman? Contest

    Watch a video about this year’s Can YOU Find Mapman? Contest.

  • Photo showing a beautiful colorful castle on a mountain with a city below

    PLACE, LOCATION

    Where's Mapman?

    Where did our cartographer go? Draw a map of the mystery location to enter this year’s contest.

  • Image of a student next to a poster of Barbados

    PLACE, LOCATION

    She Found Mapman!

    Meet the winner of the 2023 Can You Find Mapman? contest and see her award-winning entry.

  • Photo of a crowd of people dressed up in colorful costumes

    REGIONS, LOCATION

    Where's Mapman?

    Where did our cartographer go? Draw a map of the mystery location to enter this year’s contest.

  • Ruins of a Mayan settlement

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    Lost City of the Maya

    New clues unearthed near Mérida, Mexico, reveal how the ancient Maya mapped out their cities.

  • Article

    MOVEMENT, LOCATION

    The Search for Amelia Earhart

    Trace the route taken by trailblazing pilot Amelia Earhart 85 years ago, during her mysterious final flight.

  • Article

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    From Oops to Ooh!

    These colorful mounds in Nevada were formed by minerals, algae, and a geyser that’s been spewing for 60 years.