How Maps Reflect Change SOL WG'1d

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How Maps Reflect ChangeSOL WG.1d
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Why do maps change over time?
A. Our knowledge of the world has increased.
B. Place names change over time.
C. Boundaries change.
D. People have different names for places.

• The ownership of some areas are disputed by
  different countries.

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Knowledge

• We have better maps today because our knowledge
  of the world has increased due to
• Exploration of the world
• Technology such as satellites that take pictures
  for mapping
• GIS mapping software for computers

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Place Names

• Over time the names of places change. Some
  examples are
• Formosa - Taiwan - Republic of China
• Palestine - Israel - Occupied Territories

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Boundaries

• The boundaries of countries change for many
  reasons such as
• Decolonization
• Wars
• Countries break into smaller countries because
  people want self rule
• Intervention of the United Nations

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Decolonization

• Colonization is when a country takes over other
  countries or parts of the world. In the late
  1800s European countries colonized much of
  Africa.
• Most countries in Africa became independent in
  the 1950s and 1960s and the map of Africa had to
  be redrawn.

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Wars

• The boundaries of countries are often redrawn at
  the end of wars. At the end of World War I and
  World War II the boundaries of many countries in
  Europe changed.

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Self Rule

• In the early 1990s the Soviet Union broke apart
  peacefully and many countries regained
  independence. Once again, the map of Europe had
  to be redrawn.

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United Nations

• In 1948, the United Nations created the country
  of Israel as a homeland for Jewish people who had
  been persecuted in WWII. The Muslim countries
  around Israel attacked the new country but lost
  three wars in 1948, 1967, and 1973. In 1948 and
  1967 the maps of the Middle East had to be
  redrawn because Israel took over more territory.

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Perspective of Place Names

• A. Arabian Gulf or Persian Gulf?
• B. Sea of Japan or East Sea?
• Middle East or Southwest Asia?

Sometimes the name of a place is determined by
where you live or how you view the world.
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Disputed Areas

• The following areas are disputed so the
  boundaries have changed several times
• Korea
• Western Sahara
• Former Yugoslavia
• Kashmir

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