Click on this map to see the boundaries of Mexico, Texas, and the United States before the Mexican Cession, and then click again to see the land ceded to the U.S. after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Be sure to click to see the key...

This site has a photograph of a detailed, colorful map of political boundaries around the world with a zoom feature for a closer look. A brief description of how economic boundaries relate to political ones.

Find out how the United States Electoral College map is determined every ten years by the official Census.

Detailed geographical information on any country is available at this site. Within the World Map section, you can get facts and figures about each country's geography, demographics, government, political system, flags, historical and...

Map of pre-colonial Africa, showing the predominately native countries and territories of the African continent in 1879. The counties include the Barbary States of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, Tripoli and Fezzan, the Egyptian territories of...

The USGS offers detailed information on Types of Cartograms, Congressional Districts, Software for Cartograms, Publications, and a Carto-Gallery.

This authentic UN map depicts the political lines to be drawn to partition Palestine as established in 1947.

Students learn directional geography and the physical geography of a state by making an edible map using different objects to display the different geographical landmarks.

A map from 1920 of India, showing the political divisions and country boundaries at the time. India was officially British Raj, made up of British controlled provinces and dependent Native States or Princely states (Hyderabad, Mysore,...

A map from 1920 of India, showing the political divisions and country boundaries at the time. India was officially British Raj, made up of British controlled provinces and dependent Native States or Princely states (Hyderabad, Mysore,...

Political map of the southern German Empire circa 1915 showing the southern States, and including the northern States of Braunschweig and Thuringishe. Switzerland and the western portion of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are also shown on...

A political map of the United States of America.

A physical and political map of Africa prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, which established the European colonial territory claims on the continent. This map shows the African states of Morocco, Algiers (Algeria), Tripoli, Egypt,...

A physical and political map of Australia and New Zealand in 1916 showing the states, territories, and divisions of Australia, including the commonwealth claims to southeastern New Guinea. This map also shows color-coded elevations from...

A map from 1920 of the Indonesian region showing the political boundaries and foreign possessions at the time for the Sunda Islands, Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, the Philippines, the Province of Malay Peninsula, and portions of Siam...

A political map of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1920, showing states and territories, major cities and ports, existing and proposed railways, steamship routes and distances, rivers, and mountain systems.

A geo-political map of the Germany showing country and state borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, canals and navigable rivers.

A map of the United States showing the results of the 1801 presidential election, and shows the 16 states, territories, disputed areas, and Spanish Florida. At the time, the Vice Presidency was determined by the Electoral College, with...

A map of the United States showing the results of the 1855 State elections, indicating the political trends regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and the slavery issue in the admission of Kansas into the Union.

A map of the United States after the American Civil War showing political facts, boundaries, and conflicts regarding the post-Civil War reconstruction (1865-1892).

A map and table showing the countries that are controlled by one political party and the duration of their control. Map covers period from 1945 to 1995.

Time-line graphs and maps give visual representations of countries and populations under various kinds of political systems: autocracy, monarchy, communist state, etc.

Maps and charts detail electoral support, showing the number and percentage of votes for Communist candidates in every county and state from 1922 to 1946, party membership by state or district from 1922-1950, the intense geography of...

Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the land annexed in the Louisiana Purchase knowing that his area was already inhabited and politically complicated. Learners will explore documents related to the purchase and use the map to...