...Unit 1; Maps, Time, and World History, is a lesson on the elements that contribute to world history. The subject of world history is a view of the world, not just a specific region. There are 2 themes that contribute to world history. Integration, which is how people came together, and difference, meaning what distinguishes human societies. For example, the Indian Ocean was a place of trade, which brought people together who differentiated in culture. There are various tools which historians use to organize information. Maps are an important tool that help historians organize their studies using the concept of space. Although, maps have been used two different ways: as tools to guide research and as an insight on how societies perceived themselves...
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...Kaitlyn Ray Mrs. Jennifer Burkett Pittman Composition II 12 February 2014 Candy Land: What Happens When Children Lack Subconscious Maps of the Real World as Seen in Oates’ “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Researchers have said for years that reading is good for you. It encourages the thought process and can relays methods of working through situations one has never encountered before; that reading is the difference between a smart well-prepared child and one set in stone for failure. This resonance is similar to that of Gretchen Schulz’s and R.J.R. Rockwood’s belief asserted in “In Fairyland, Without a Map: Connie’s Exploration Inward in Joyce Carol Oates’ ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’” that, “The society depicted in ‘Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?’ has failed to make available to children like Connie maps of the unconscious such as fairy tales provide, because it has failed to recognize that in the unconscious, past and future coalesce, and that, psychologically, where the child is going is where he or she has already been” (1453). The point Schulz and Rockwood are making is that Connie’s generation and many following it, are neglecting to read fairy tales as bedtime stories and are consequently inhibiting the child’s ability to experience and work through problems he will encounter...
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...05/01/2013 Conflict between China and Taiwan, China-Taiwan Conflict Maps of World We do magic to Maps World Maps North America Map South America Map Europe Map Asia Map Africa Map Australia Map Search USA Map Buy Maps Get Custom Mapping Quote+1 408 416 3459 | sales@mapsofworld.com Home / Taiwan / History / Conflict between China and Taiwan Ads by Google Conflict between China and Taiwan Company Owner Only Advice www.Employersdirect-uk.org Free Expert Help On Employer Issues Call us now on 0844 499 3740 About Us - Employment Tribunals - Free Seminars - Free Advice The China Taiwan conflicts find its history since Taiwan wished to gain its independence since 1949. The China Government is ready to support the economic and political stability in entire East Asia but do not want to come into any compromise where Taiwan's Independence is concerned. While Chinese leaders prefer peaceful means for dealing of the pro pro independence course Taiwan's Taiwan Tours Conflict Tourism China What's New? Check our Blog Taiwan Map Political Map of Taiwan Where is Taiwan Airports in Taiwan Taiwan Lat Long Map Taiwan Outline Map Taiwan Google Map Taiwan Stock Exchange Location Map Taiwan Mineral Map Taiwan Earthquake Map, 2010 Taiwan Rail Map About Taiwan Taipei, Capital of Taiwan Flag of Taiwan Facts about Taiwan Taiwan Independence Day New Taiwan Dollar, Currency of Taiwan Weather Government History People Society Religion Culture Postal Codes Country Codes...
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...Mercator’s World Map The Mercator World map was the first world map to make use of the Mercator projection, a method of map projection that is still common today. The projection creates maps that are suitable for navigation, but which distort the shapes and sizes of landmasses located further from the equator. Despite this, many map- makers continue to make use of the Mercator projection. This essay explores the nature of the Mercator map, and evaluates arguments for and against its continued use. A study at the sizes of the world’s land masses should reflect the extent of distortion in maps making use of the Mercator projection. As an example, Africa, which is in reality about fourteen times greater than Greenland in size, occupies a roughly similar area as Greenland in Mercator maps1. On the other hand, Europe has been enlarged, making it look much larger than it really is. Does this distortion stem from cultural bias, whether conscious or unconscious? Opponents of the Mercator projection, including proponents of the Peters map1, believe this to be the case. However, I do not share their opinion. The Mercator projection was never intended to be used to create scale maps of the world, and even its creator, Mercator himself, preferred the Sinusoidal map to show relative areas2. The primary purpose of the Mercator map was, and still is, for navigation, and it is incredibly well- suited for this purpose as the map allows for the drawing of straight lines on the map to represent...
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...Biography of a Map Maps are meant to relay information precisely and accurately. The maker of a map takes great time and care in ensuring the information is understandable. Great care is taken in the gathering of facts and statistics to accurately represent the information. With such time and effort, it is still very difficult for a map to give the reader all the information on a particular subject. Maps are wonderful for telling a story and for giving a visual representation of the world around us. Still the reader of a map must keep a critical eye to ensure a map is not being used for propaganda, misleading information for a particular political agenda, or just simply inaccurate. There are hundreds if not thousands of religious faiths in the world today. However, most can be broken down into a few major categories: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Below are how those faiths are spread out over the world as of 2012. In general, this map is good over all. It may confirm a person’s overall thought of the faith of countries around the world. It may also correct a few places they were wrong about. A map like this usually has a fifty percent rule for determining majority for such wide categories. Yet there are still a few problems with this particular map. One it assumes the reader knows the name of the countries and continents they are looking at. It would be reasonable to think that the reader has a basic grasp on world geography, but for someone who...
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...12/11/12 Why Apple Had To Release Its Terrible Maps App Now - Forbes Shel Israel, Contributor W rite r. C onsultant. Spe ak e r. Pre se ntation C oach. Nice guy. T EC H | 9/29/2012 @ 2:32PM | 80,328 vie ws Why Apple Had To Release Its Terrible Maps App Now Apple Maps is the worst-received new product to come out of Cupertino since the 1993 launch of the Newton, its first touch-screen device. Maps is the child of a nasty divorce between two of the world’s most powerful companies, and it has many industry observers trying to understand how Apple could enter the mobile maps market so late with a product that is so bad. see photos theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com C lick for full photo gallery: Those Terrible iOS 6 Maps There have been several partial answers, most of them coming from people like me who have no real access to inside information to two of the most tight-lipped technology companies of the Conversational Age. All Things D seems to have been among the few with any real access. It reported that Apple decided to make its own maps after it ran into a dispute with Google over voice-guided directions. The result is not without irony. The recently released Apple maps does indeed provide voice-guided directions, but they seem more likely to guide you off a bridge as to get you where you want to go. Consensus is pretty universal that Apple Maps are inferior, not just to Google maps, but to every other mobile map you can think of. People wonder why Apple didn’t...
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...fantastic cultural project, creating and building the world as much as measuring and describing it.” The introductory paragraph mentions the “agency” of mapping. It is not until later in the reading that one begins to understand what is meant by the “agency”. The intentions become clearer once we define the term agency. The dictionary Merriam-Webster defines the operation as “the capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power” and in an instrumentality sense: “a person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved”. So as Mr. Corner later describes maps have an immense power over us, of how we view the world, what things are important to us, and in turn the maps we create have the power to guide us in certain direction, or from a certain point of view. At times Corner speaks about agency of mapping as if he feels that it should become a field of study as a whole, because of all the different elements that it envelopes; the study of natural processes and historical context to name a few. That the creation of a map should not be simply to record or trace. A map is a collection of data that represents information gathered during mapping. According to Corner a map is much more than data about a location. A map speaks about what is important to the individual, to the city, to the country and culture. A map can express the feelings of a person towards a certain topic, how that person sees the world. A maps can be used to express views, experience of that...
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...What is the world to us? Dennis Cosgrove demystifies the many definitions and perspectives of the world in his essay “mapping the world”. It is made clear from early on that there is an important distinction between the words “world”, “globe” and “earth”. Cosgrove identifies that in our modern day, these terms are interchanged with often no regard to their true meaning. The essay works in chronology to help the reader understand these definitions, their important roles and why they are so easily interchanged today. Cosgrove paints a big picture covering many points of history and aspects of mapping leading to an overall compelling essay. Once Cosgrove has presented the proper definitions of the terms, he proceeds to seminal maps that shaped human understanding of these terms. It is interesting to see that just like with early writing and symbol making, humans distinguished the difference between their person and the other. In Symbol making, this allowed early humans to alter their surroundings and to “create”. In map making this is taken a step further as the “person” and the “other” are generalized to collectives of people. Through Cosgrove’s studies we can understand that early mapping placed an importance of spirituality. It helped humans visualize what they deemed important, and what they deemed to be...
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...Geography - Maps Continents and Oceans of the World There are 7 continents in the world 1. Africa 2. Antarctica 3. Asia 4. Australia 5. Europe 6. North America 7. South America There are 5 Oceans 1. Pacific 2. Atlantic 3. Southern 4. Indian 5. Arctic The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. The ocean covers 71 percent of the Earth's surface and contains 97 percent of the planet's water. Map skills To use a map effectively you need to know how to read the information. This is done by learning basic map skills. Measuring Distance Being able to measure the distance between two points on a map is very important. It allows you to work out what distance is in real life. Every map is printed with a scale bar that converts the distance you measure on a map (usually in centimetres or inches) into a real life distance (usually in kilometres or miles). A quick way to measure distance is to count each square you cross on the map. Understanding Scale It wouldn't be possible for maps to show things the size they are in real life, so maps make things smaller using scale. Drawing something to scale means showing it at a different size to what it is in real life. When maps are drawn to scale things are made many times smaller than they really are. Because maps are important to a lot of people, this...
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...MapX Developer’s Guide MapInfo Corporation Troy, NY 2 MapX Developer’s Guide Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor or its representatives. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying without the written permission of MapInfo Corporation, One Global View, Troy, New York 12180–8399. ©1992–1999 MapInfo Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MapInfo Help ©1992–1999 MapInfo Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MapInfo, MapInfo Professional, MapBasic, MapXtreme and the MapInfo Logo are registered trademarks of MapInfo Corporation. Contact MapInfo Corporation on the Internet at: http://www.mapinfo.com MapInfo Corporate Headquarters: Voice: (518) 285–6000 Fax: (518) 285–6060 Sales Info Hotline: (800) 327–8627 Federal Sales: (800) 619–2333 Technical Support Hotline: (518) 285–7283 Technical Support Fax: (518) 285–6080 MapInfo Europe Headquarters: England voice: +44 (0)1753 848 229 fax: +44 (0)1753 621 140 Germany voice: +49 6196 6700 0 fax: +49 6196 6700 11 For international customers, please use the Technical Support Fax number. WARNING: This software uses patented LZW technology for .GIF image compression and/or decompression. (Unisys United States patent No. 4,558,302 and corresponding patents in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom). GIF images compressed...
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...STUDENT NUMBER: 55993443 SEMESTER: 2 MODULE CODE: GGH1501 ASSIGNMENT NUMBER: 2 UNIQUE NUMBER: 879868 DUE DATE: 28 AUGUST 2014 TITLE 1: MAPS TITLE 2: CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE TITLE 1: 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 What is a map? 2 SCALE 2.1 Types of scale 3 COORDINATE SYSTEMS 3.1 Types of location 4 PROJECTIONS...
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...innovations in the new system, one of which is Apple’s own Maps app substituting Google Maps. While after the new version of IPhone is released, the company only receives a mass of comments like “dumb” or “crap” about Apple Maps. There is absolutely an information breakdown somewhere in the whole process of the application’s development. But since we are talking about Apple, a giant in its field, I really do not want to believe the company’s developing team would make mistakes like not testing the products before its release or not communicating with potential customers to find their real needs. Rather I think it is the market factors and the competition with its rivals that make Apple have to do this. Ted Schadler, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, said on his twitter that “Apple had to do maps. It had no choice, really. The reason is simple: maps are the place where mobile matters most.”([1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/forrester/2012/09/21/why-apple-had-to-do-maps-a-mobile-engagement-analysis/) He summarized that on map applications, more information than merely location is embedded, which makes these apps more valuable. Also Caterina Fake, founder of Findery.com, once made a point that “Without location, mobile apps have no ground. They lose their context.” According to these comments, it seems that in the long term, Apple has no ways continuing its cooperation with Google on map apps, which happens to be the competitor with the biggest threats...
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... Assignment 2: Ancient Chinese Contributions Thomas R. Felix Strayer University Humanities 111 Professor Aprile Castagna March 05, 2013 ANCIENT CHINESE CONTRIBUTIONS 2 The Ancient Chinese culture was a very successful culture that created many inventions and contributed to the advancement of not only the Chinese civilization but also to the civilization of the world. According to Henry Sayre, the Qin Dynasty, which was said to exist from 221BCE until 206 BCE, was the first empire in China to rise to dominance; however, the Han Dynasty was given credit for the most Ancient Chinese contributions and inventions (Sayre, 2012). The Han Dynasty existed from 206 BCE until 220 CE, and during the Han Dynasty contributions and inventions by the Ancient Chinese included: the wheelbarrow, seismograph, paper, compass, map, glazed pottery, hot air balloons, and silk. While the Ancient Chinese made many contributions and inventions for the world, the four most useful are the wheelbarrow, the seismograph, paper, and the map. Today the wheelbarrow is commonly used for farming, gardening, and construction work such as moving dirt, bricks, mulch. It is suitable for many jobs because it allows the weight of the contents to be evenly distributed between the wheel and the operator. For many of the same purposes as we use the wheelbarrow today, the Ancient Chinese invented the wheelbarrow. It served the purpose of transporting things from...
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...different platforms. Google Maps is a versatile application that is easy to use and full of great features. Google Maps is a web mapping service created by Google. There are numerous applications that can interact with Google Maps. This application is has changed the way society finds their way around the world. Google created Google Maps to help users find their way. Sherwin (2010), "Google Maps is the most well-known map service on the net offering a basic street maps, terrain maps, satellite images and hybrid view which is a combination of the street maps and satellite images” (para. 3). Google works with a private company, Tele Atlas, to drive their Google Maps application. Tele Atlas is a world leader in navigation and location based services. The maps produced by Tele Atlas have been known to be very accurate. Tele Atlas has been praised for mapping extremely rural areas and the terrain (Sherwin, 2010). Working with Tele Atlas ensures that Google Maps is both accurate and reliable. While the browser version of Google Maps is great, the mobile version is where it really shines. There are many tools available for use on the Android and iOS platforms. One helpful tool is the Place Pin on the Map feature. According to "Quick Tips On Using Google Maps For iPhone" (2012), you can "simply press and hold any location on the map. Tap the resulting info sheet for additional options such as saving the location or accessing Street View…” (Place Pin on the Map). This feature is handy...
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...In Angus Chen’s article, “Can Snapchat's New 'Snap Map' Bring The World Closer Together?” the author discusses the positives that come with this new feature. He talks about how this new addition can “foster a global community or sense of togetherness” (Chen 1). By looking on Snap Maps, any user is able to see the world with the touch of their fingers and experience a new culture without leaving the comforts of their home. One issue that the writer does mention with this is that there is a possibility of someone leaking another person’s private information and graphic/violent content. He questions how SnapChat will be able to censor these pictures before it is able to reach the public. However, the writer fails to discuss the negatives that come with Snap Maps. This new terrifying feature opens an invitation of stalking, robbery, and relationship issues that can be detrimental to a community or a group of friends....
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