1. How maps change over time
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2. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
Our Knowledge Changes:
1. Maps from Christopher Columbus’ time vs. today’s satellite technology.
2. GIS (Geographic Information System) can layer many different aspects of a map.
3. Bias: Interpreting and judging phenomena, event, places and people in terms particular to one’s own culture.

3. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
Place Names Change:
Ex. Formosa →Taiwan →Republic of China
Ex. Palestine→Israel→West Bank→Gaza

4. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
Political Boundaries Change
Ex. Africa Africa 1990s

5. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
Political Boundaries Change
Europe Before WWII (1939) Europe After WWII (1949) Europe Today

6. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
Political Boundaries Change
Soviet Union after WWII Russia today

7. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
People’s Perspectives of Names also Change
Examples:
Arabian Gulf vs. Persian Gulf
Sea of Japan vs. East Sea
Middle East vs. North Africa and Southwest Asia
A name that a person uses for a particular location is based on their bias.

8. How do Maps reflect changes over time?
Disputed Areas
Examples: Korea – land disputes between North and South. Western Sahara – being claimed by Morocco. Former Yugoslavia – disputes between ethnic groups. Kashmir – claimed by India, Pakistan and China.