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Geography: Citations

Resources and information about geography. How to cite and do research on this topic.

Citing Maps

Maps should be cited properly in all academic assignments where they are used. To cite a map, you will need to: 

  • mention or cite the map in the text of your document
  • provide the map's author and publisher at the very end in a Works Cited or References list

Map Citation Example

Single Sheet Map

Author. Title [map]. Edition. Scale. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Why Cite?

Everything including photographs, maps, tables, and quotations should be properly cited. This academic practice is not only important because it gives credit to the creator, but it gives authority to your words as a student because you are being backed up by facts or data created by professionals. 

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