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  Introduction to Cartography (KSU)

  Ulrike Ingram and Jason Rhodes

  This modular collection of readings, videos, tutorials, and other resources about cartography was created under a Round 14 ALG Textbook Transformation Grant uses ArcGIS StoryMaps to create an open web-based interactive experience. Topics covered include an overview of cartography, map design, map types, map data, color and visual variables, geodesy and coordinate systems, typography, and ethics. Exams and a poster assignment are also available for download.

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  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  Ulrike Ingram, Mark Patterson, Allison Bailey, Amber Ignatius, and Katayoun Mobasher

  This textbook was developed as a result of a Round 16 Textbook Transformation Grant through a collaborative effort between Kennesaw State University and University of North Georgia GIS faculty.

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  Introduction to Human Geography (2nd Edition)

  David Dorrell, Joseph Henderson, Todd Lindley, and Georgeta Connor

  This partner text with the University of North Georgia Press was created under a Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. New supporting materials for the book were created under a Round Fifteen Mini-Grant and include exercises, lecture slides, and sample questions.

  The UNG Press also hosts a version of the text on their site:

  https://ung.edu/university-press/books/introduction-to-human-geography.php

  Authors' Description:

  "Geography is a diverse discipline that has some sort of connection to most every other academic discipline. This connection is the spatial perspective, which essentially means if a phenomenon can be mapped, it has some kind of relationship to geography.

  Studying the entire world is a fascinating subject, and geographical knowledge is fundamental to a competent understanding of our world. In this chapter, you will learn what geography is as well as some of the fundamental concepts that underpin the discipline. These fundamental terms and concepts will be interwoven throughout the text, so a sound understanding of these topics is critical as you delve deeper into the chapters that follow."

  Chapters include:

  • Population and Health
  • Migration
  • Folk Culture and Popular Culture
  • Geography of Language
  • Religion
  • Ethnicity and Race
  • Political Geography
  • Development and Wealth
  • Industry
  • Human Settlements
  • Environment and Resources

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  Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology

  Bradley Deline, Randa Harris, and Karen Tefend

  This textbook is a comprehensive lab manual for the core curriculum Introductory Geosciences classes with both informational content and laboratory exercises. Topics include basic laws and theories in Geology, the Earth's interior and plate tectonics, water and climate change, igneous rocks and volcanoes, and earthquakes.

  Accessible files with optical character recognition (OCR) and auto-tagging provided by the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation.