Marty Stephens - Executive Director

Jeanne Mueller - Elementary Education Director

Jamie Picardy - Secondary Education Director

picture of Maryland agriculture. Part of the focus of the collection is the top commodities

produced in Maryland - chickens, nursery/greenhouse industry, dairy cows and beef cattle, corn,

soybeans, fruits and vegetables, eggs and wheat. The food processing industry is depicted with

major steps in getting food from the farm to the table. Agriculture depends on climate, soil,

transportation and growing seasons. Therefore, maps of these phenomena have also been included.

The atlas utilizes a variety of map types for displaying agricultural data as well as physical and

human features. Student activity sheets and teacher guides accompany most maps and graphs. The

maps provide material that can be used in elementary through high school classes.

to maps, student worksheets, and password protected answer sheets. All printable files are in an

Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. If you do not have a pdf reader, there are Windows and Mac readers

The atlas can be used to:

• make geographic interpretations

• make economic analyses

• discover human and environmental relationships

• compute geometric measurements

• note historical changes

• examine processing systems

• promote critical thinking skills while making science, social, and spatial connections.

looks into the world of Maryland agriculture. The teaching guide that accompanies the video,

makes cross curricular connections to the maps in the atlas.

Every effort has been made to represent data as accurately as possible. Most data is from the 1997

Census of Agriculture, Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service, US Department of Agriculture and

the 2001 MASS Farm Receipts report. Statistical differences can occur, and as with any statistical

data there are differences in how the material can be interpreted. Data sources accompany each map

allowing data verification and the option for extended study of specific topics. For additional