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National Atlas Maps**Fact Sheet FS-245-95 (January 1996)**

[Maps Available | Thematic Maps | National Energy Transportation Maps]
[Reference Maps | Miscellaneous Reference Materials]

Maps AvailableAll of the maps listed below are $4.00 per sheet.  A $3.50 handling charge is applied to allorders.
The National Atlas of the United States of America, published by the U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) in 1970, is out of print, but many of its maps can be purchased separately.  Maps thatspan facing pages in the atlas are printed on one sheet. Maps dated after 1970 are either revisionsof original Atlas maps or new maps published in Atlas format.
For more information or ordering assistance, call 1-888-ASK-USGS or write:  

USGS Information Service                                         Box 25286                                                        Denver, CO 80225                                                 
To order by fax, send credit card (Visa or Mastercard) information to 303-202-4693.
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Thematic MapsThe standard thematic map scale is 1:7,500,000, but may vary from 1:17,000,000 to1:34,000,000 when there is more than one map to a sheet. Unless otherwise noted, the sheet sizeis 19 by 28 inches and includes data for the conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii.
**United States Shaded Relief (1969)** -- Illustrates the landforms of the conterminous UnitedStates, with insets of Alaska and Hawaii.  US00460

**Alaska Shaded Relief (1969)**-- Includes text on landforms, geology, and other features of theUnited States.  US00461

**Physiography and Physiographic Divisions (1968)** -- Four maps of the conterminous UnitedStates showing physiographic regions and provinces, physical divisions, and a physiographicdiagram; and one map with insets of Alaska and Hawaii showing topographic relief.  US00462

**Land-Surface Form (1968)**-- Map of Alaska, with text on classes of United States land-surfaceform and map showing physical subdivisions.  US00465

**Classes of Land-Surface Form (1964)** -- Land-surface forms of the conterminous United States,with an inset of Hawaii.  US00466

**Tectonic Features (1967)** -- Tectonic features of the conterminous United States, with an insetof Hawaii.  US00467

**Tectonic Features (1968)** -- Alaska map with text on U.S. tectonic maps and features.  US00470 

**Geology (1966)** -- Distribution of sedimentary, volcanic, and intrusive rock types.  US00471

**Surficial Geology (1979)** -- Distribution of transported, untransported, andmiscellaneousdeposits for the conterminous United States, with text on the reverse side. US00708

**Potential Natural Vegetation (1985)** -- Distribution of eastern and western forest and westernshrub and grassland types. Text on the reverse side.  US00477

**Monthly Sunshine (1965)** -- One map of theoretical maximum and mean actual hours of yearlysunshine for selected locations. Twelve maps of mean actual hours of sunshine by month.  US00478

**Annual Sunshine, Evaporation, and Solar Radiation (1969)** -- Three maps of mean annualsunshine, annual pan evaporation, and May-October evaporation. Five maps of annual solarradiation and mean solar radiation for January, April, July, and October. US00565

**Monthly Average Temperature (1965)** -- One map of yearly mean daily high, mean, and lowtemperature for selected locations. Twelve maps of mean temperature by month.  US00661

**Monthly Minimum Temperature (1965)** -- One map of yearly mean, mean daily low, andrecord daily low temperature for selected locations.  Twelve maps of mean minimumtemperature by month.  US00662

**Monthly Maximum Temperature (1965)** -- One map of yearly mean, mean daily high, andrecord daily high temperature for selected locations. Twelve maps of mean maximumtemperature by month.  US05577

**Major Forest Types (1987)** -- Distribution of forest types and nonforest lands in theconterminous United States, with insets of Alaska and Hawaii.  US00420

**Federal Lands (1968)** -- Principal U.S. lands administered or held in trust by Federal agenciesas of January 1, 1968. Areas less than 25,000 acres are generally not shown.  US00445

**Networks of Ecological Research Areas (1983)** -- Location of research areas designated bypublic and private agencies as secure sites for basic and applied studies of natural processes. Classification and description of sites on the reverse side.  US00725

**Principal Federal Lands Where Exploration and Development of Mineral Resources areRestricted (1981)** -- Areas of 5,000 acres or more where mineral development is formallyprohibited, or severely, moderately, or slightly restricted. Text and maps of Alaska and Hawaiion the reverse side.  US00421
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**Population Distribution, Urban and Rural (1960)** -- Cities of more than 50,000 are shown byproportional circles, smaller cities and rural areas are shown by dots.  US00444

**Population Distribution, Urban and Rural (1970)** -- Cities of more than 50,000 are shown byproportional circles, smaller cities and rural areas are shown by dots.  US00564

**Population (1970)** -- Four maps showing population trends 1940-70, population density 1970,percent change in population 1960-70, and percent urban 1970.  US00665

**Surface Water (1965)** -- Four maps of the conterminous United States showing normal monthlyrunoff, maximum and minimum annual runoff, and coefficient of variation, with text.  US00663

**Surface Water (1988)** -- Five maps and a series of graphs illustrating annual and monthlyrunoff, runoff of large rivers, and surface water availability. Supplement to Surface Water(1965).  US05663

**Early Indian Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic Stocks (1967)** -- Distribution of earlyIndian tribes, with brief text on the reverse side.  US05158

**Congressional Districts for the 100th Congress (1987)** -- District Boundaries and numbers formembers of the House of Representatives, shown with county boundaries.  US00446

**Territorial Growth (1986)** -- Thirteen maps showing the territory of the United States at variousyears between 1775 and 1920. One map showing the United States and its outlying areas as ofMarch 1, 1986.  US05572

**Engineering Aspects of Karst (1984)** -- Distribution of karst features and other features similarto karst. Text on the reverse side.  US05572

**Soils (1985)** -- Principal kinds of soils (orders, suborders, and great groups), with expandeddefinitions of classification on the reverse side.  US00474

**National Wilderness Preservation System (1987)** -- Location of congressionally designatedwilderness areas with administering agencies indicated. All maps are at 1:5,000,000 scale. Sheetsize is 42 by 28 inches. US05578

**Counties (1987)** -- Names and boundaries of counties and county equivalents shown with Statenames and boundaries.  US05626

**Presidential Elections (1789-1968 and 1972-84)** -- Results of the 1789-1968 elections by State,and of the 1972-84 elections by county, plus United States totals.  US05627

**Highways (1987)** -- The complete interstate system with route markers and other selected majorhighways is shown.  US05630

**Coastal Erosion and Accretion (1985)** -- Indicates annual shoreline change by bands of coloradjacent to the coast. Text and illustrations on the reverse side.  US05644

**Coastal Hazards (1985)** -- Illustrates eight coastal and onshore hazard factors and the resultingoverall hazard assessment by bands of color adjacent to the coast.  Text and illustrations on thereverse side.  US05649

**Presidential Election of 1988 (1989)** -- Results of the 1988 election by county, plus UnitedStates totals for popular electoral votes.  US05650

**U.S. Satellite View (1990)** -- A mosaic of 16 advanced very high resolution radiometer imagestaken from 1984 to 1986 and covering the conterminous United States, with explanatory captionson a mosaic duplication on the reverse side.  US05659

**National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (1992)** -- Locates designated wild and scenic rivers.An information table and photographs are on the reverse side. Maps on both sides are at1:5,000,000 scale. Sheet size is 42 by 28 inches.  US05664
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National Energy Transportation Maps
This series of 19 thematic maps was prepared in 1976 by the USGS and originally published aspart of a report by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee onCommerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate. Transportation data were provided by theCongressional Research Services, Library of Congress.

**Natural Gas Movement by Pipelines (1974)**  US00422

**Coal Movement by Railroads (1974)**  US00439

**Coal Movement by Highways (1974)**  US00448

**Coal Movement by Water (1974)**  US00455

**Total Coal Movement (1974)**  US00459

**Coal Resources and Distribution (1974)**  US00463

**Crude Oil Movement by Pipelines (1974)**  US00468

**Crude Oil Movement by Water (1974)**  US00472

**Petroleum Products Movement by Pipelines (1974)**  US00476

**Petroleum Products Movement by Water (1974)**  US00424

**Total Crude Oil Movement (1974)**  US00425

**Total Petroleum Products Movement (1974)**  US00427

**Total Petroleum Movement (1974)**  US00428

**Electric Power Transmission (1974)**  US00430

**Nuclear Fuel Materials Movement by Highways (Truckloads) (1975)**  US00431

**Nuclear Fuel Materials Movement by Highways (BTU) (1975)**  US00433

**Pipeline Transportation Systems (1974)**  US00434

**Railroad, Highway, and Water Transportation Systems (1974)**  US00436

**Total Interstate Energy Movement (1974)**  US00437
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Reference Maps
Most reference maps are sectional and are at a variety of scales.

The 1:2,000,000-scale (approximately 1 inch to 31.5 miles) maps portray international and Stateboundaries and names, railroads, and locations and names of cities in black; larger cities andboundary highlights in yellow; county boundaries and names in gray; airfields, highways, androads in red; water features in blue; and major physical features in brown. National Parks,monuments, forests, wildlife refuges, and Indian reservations are differentiated by tints. Statecapitals and county seats are also identified. Contours are not shown. Maps are printed on oneside of the 19- by 28-inch sheet.

These maps have been designed so that each State is shown in its entirety on at least one sheet,with the exceptions of Alaska, California, Montana, and Texas.  The complete set of sheets forthe conterminous United States may be trimmed of overlap areas and mosaicked to form anapproximately 92- by 57-inch composite map.

**Northeastern States (1972)** -- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts,Connecticut, Rhode Island.  US00464

**Middle Atlantic States (1972)** -- Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,West Virginia, Ohio.  US00473

**Southeastern States (1972)** -- North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.  US00423

**Florida (1972)**  US00426

**Southern Mississippi Valley States (1972)** -- Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas,Tennessee.  US00429

**Central Mississippi Valley States (1972)** -- Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky. US00432

**Northern Great Lakes States (1972)** -- Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.  US00435

**Northern Plains States (1972)** -- North Dakota, South Dakota, Eastern Montana, Wyoming. US00440

**Central Plains States (1973)** -- Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas.  US00441

**Southern Plains States (1973)** -- Oklahoma, northern Texas.  US00442

**Southern Texas (1973)**  US00443

**Arizona and New Mexico (1973)**  US00447

**Southern California (1973)**  US00449

**Central Pacific States (1972)** -- Nevada, northern California, Utah.  US00450

**Northwestern States (1973)** -- Idaho, western Montana, Oregon, Washington.  US00451

**Hawaiian Islands (1972)**  US00452

**Southeastern Alaska (1972)**  US00453

**Central Alaska (1973)**  US00454

**Northern Alaska (1973)**  US00456

**Southwestern Alaska (1973)**  US00457

**Aleutian Islands (1973)**  US00458

**U.S. General Reference (1973)** -- The conterminous United States and Hawaii are shown at1:7,500,000 scale and Alaska is shown at 1:17,000,000 scale. Names of populated places andrailroads are shown in black; cities of more than 1,000,000 in yellow; State boundaries, names, and boundary highlights in gray; highways and ferry routes in red; water features in blue; andnames of physical features and the shaded-relief base in brown. The sheet size is 19 by 28 inches. US00438
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Miscellaneous Reference Materials
**Electing the President, 1789-1988** -- A 16-page, 9.5- by 14-inch booklet of maps illustrating theresults of the 1789-1968 elections by State, and of the 1972-88 elections by county, plus UnitedStates totals.

**Overlays for National Atlas Maps (1970)** -- Includes a set of 13.5- by 17.5-inch transparentplastic overlays containing the following information:  US00724

County boundaries and names, with 48 conterminous States and Hawaii at 1:7,500,000 scale andAlaska at 1:17,000,000 scale (two sheets).

Names of selected physical features that are shown on the 1:7,500,000-scale shaded relief maps(two sheets).

Names of selected Alaskan populated places and physical features at 1:7,500,000 scale andnames and time zones of selected U.S. cities and rivers at 1:34,000,000 scale (one sheet).  

Standard metropolitan statistical area names and boundaries (1967) at 1:17,000,000 scale; namesand time zones of selected cities and rivers in the conterminous United States and Hawaii at1:17,000,000 scale and Alaska at 1:38,500,000 scale (one sheet).

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