Bigger and better than ever! The Map Skills for Today series has been redesigned with a fun, motivating style and all-new, up-to-date maps. Working with experts in social studies and map building, we've added more hands-on maps activities, created more dynamic maps, and revised the content to support current curriculum requirements in geography and map skills. The Americas in Focus compares the Western Hemisphere and the United States. 48 pages, full-color maps and illustrations, paperback.