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Teaching International at Penn State Greater Allegheny

A guide to useful resources and tips for researching the geographic and topical themes of the Teaching International program at Greater Allegheny.

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Maps of China

ChinaMap (Harvard)
Allows users to generate customized maps on a wide variety of topics like energy, education, public health, religion, transportation, etc.
Maps of China in the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at UT Austin
The Story of China (PBS)
Provides maps of China through several broad historical eras from the Shang dynasty (5000 BCE) to the present.
China on Google Maps
CIA maps of China
Maps of China at the Library of Congress
Maps of China on Wikimedia Commons
Chinese studies (pre-1949): Maps and geographical sources (UC Berkeley)

Maps of Democracy

Democracy (Our World in Data)
Includes playable map that traces the progress of democracy since 1815.
Freedom in the World 2019
Democracy Index 2018 (Economist Intelligence Unit)
Voting Rights Act map (NY Times)
Includes several interactive maps on voter discrimination in the U.S.
Women in politics 2017 (UN Women)
politicalmaps.org