Do Maps Change over Time? WG.1d Do Maps Change over Time?
Yes! Maps Do Change! But… How? Knowledge Place Names Boundaries Perspectives Disputed Areas
Knowledge Map of Columbus’ time Satellite images GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
Place Names Formosa, Taiwan, Republic of China Palestine, Israel, Occupied Territories
Boundaries Africa—1914, 1990s Imperialism! Europe—Before World War II and after World War II; since 1990 Cold War Russia and the former Soviet Union Berlin Wall Falls in 1991 Middle East—Before 1948, after 1967 Israeli/Palestinian Conflict encourages changes after WWII
Perspectives of place names Arabian Gulf v. Persian Gulf Sea of Japan v. East Sea Middle East v. North Africa and Southwest Asia
Disputed Areas Korea Western Sahara Former Yugoslavia Kashmir