A STORY MAP

Can you read a map? Can you tell a story with a map? Look at this "STORY MAP". It is a very useful application to understand a story, in this case a historical fact! The Titanic Story through an interactive map, with legends, text, photos.. Learn more about the passengers and their ultimate fates.

Click on the map! Observe, read, explore and interact with this map and answer these questions:
Can you find Catalonia?
Can you find the Catalan Passengers?
Did they survive the sinking?
How old were they?

Story maps combine intelligent Web maps with Web applications and templates that incorporate text, multimedia, and interactive functions. Story maps inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people about a wide variety of topics.

http://storymaps.esri.com/stories/titanic/

(Credit: Screen capture by Martin LaMonica/CNET)

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