USGS Map Catalog: International and World

USGS Map Catalog: International and World

USGS maps of the world and selected regions of the world outside of the USA. Click on any of the map titles or images below to examine a larger sample of that USGS map [up to 10MB, some in PDF format, obtain Adobe Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html].

World Maps
	World Map--Use this map for teaching and learning about the world's physical regions, continents, oceans, and landforms. Available in three sizes: Size 1: A single sheet, 42"x56" at a scale of 1:30,000,000. Size 2: Three sheets that assemble to a 55"x74" map at a scale of 1:22,000,000. Size 3: Six sheets that assemble to an 88"x118" map at a scale of 1:14,000,000. All map sections can be ordered individually. Product ID Number for Size 1 - 33992 Product ID Number for Size 2 - 33993, 33994, and 33995 Product ID Number for Size 3 - 33996, 33997, 33998, 33999, 34000, and 34001
	World Map--Use this outline map for teaching and learning about the world's physical regions, continents, oceans, and landforms. It is printed in two colors and uses the Van der Grinten projection centered on the Americas. The outline format makes it useful as a base map. This 24.5" x 17.5" map shows only the boundaries and names of nations. Map scale is 1:80,000,000. Product ID Number 34004
	World Map--Use this outline map for teaching and learning about the world's physical regions, continents, oceans, and landforms. It is printed in two colors and uses the Van der Grinten projection centered on the Americas. The outline format makes it useful as a base map. This 48" x 33.5" map shows only the boundaries and names of nations. Map scale at the equator is close to 1:40,000,000. Product ID Number 34003
Regions
	*Results of Land Cover Change Detection Analysis in and around Cordillera Azul National Park, Peru--The first product of the Optimizing Design and Management of Protected Areas for Conservation Project is a land cover change detection analysis based on Landsat thematic mapper (TM) and enhanced thematic mapper plus (ETM+) imagery collected at intervals between 1989 and 2002. The goal of this analysis was to quantify and analyze patterns of forest clearing, land conversion, and other disturbances in and around the Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru. After removing clouds and cloud shadows from the imagery using a series of automatic and manual processes, a Tasseled Cap Transformation was used to detect pixels of high reflectance, which were classified as bare ground and areas of likely forest clearing. Results showed a slow but steady increase in cleared ground prior to 1999 and a rapid and increasing conversion rate after that time. The highest concentrations of clearings have spread upward from the western border of the study area on the Huallaga River. To date, most disturbances have taken place in the buffer zone around the park, not within it, but the data show dense clearings occurring closer to the park border each year. Five dates of Landsat TM data were used to determine the locations of forest disturbance. The accompanying map sheets plot the results of the disturbance mapping on a shaded relief image depicting the terrain of the region. Additional data layers have been added including transportation, hydrography, and boundaries. Sheet 2-5 are dedicated to showing a single-year worth of disturbances while sheet 1 displays the aggregated results of all years. See http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2879/ for more information. Authors: Benjamin Sleeter and David Halsing. 2005 U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2879, scale* 1:380,000, 6 sheets.
	East Asia Sheet 1--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of Korea, southwestern Russia, northeastern China, and Japan, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34174
	East Asia Sheet 2--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of Taiwan and southeastern China, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34175
	East Asia Sheet 3--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of southeastern Asia, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh, and southern China, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34176
	East Asia Sheet 4--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of sections of the Philippines, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34177
	East Asia Sheet 5--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of Indonesia, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34178
	East Asia Sheet 6--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them.. Product ID Number 34179
	East Asia Sheet 7--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of Indonesia and eastern Papua New Guinea, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34180
	East Asia Sheet 8--Use this map for teaching about the physical and cultural geography of Micronesia and Pacific Ocean trenches, as well as the oceans, islands, and seas surrounding them. Product ID Number 34181