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03 Maps
Map #1

Title: Asia in 1914 Scale: 1:1000 Elements on the Map: Country toponyms, Map scale, Compass Rose, Bodies of Water, Railroad Lines and Political boundaries in Asia in 1914 Elements missing: Legend Purpose: To display the political boundaries of Asia before World War 1. Biases of the Cartographer: The cartographer displays the countries and major cities in Asia before World War 1 and the railroads in Asia connecting the different cities. The cartographer shows Europe and some of Africa but doesnt give any details about the 2 continents besides showing some railroad lines.

Map #2

Title: Asia Scale: 1:1000 Elements on the Map: Country toponyms, Map scale, Compass Rose, Bodies of Water and Political boundaries in Asia currently. Elements missing: Legend Purpose: To display the political boundaries of Asia currently. Biases of the Cartographer: The cartographer displays the countries in Asia presently. The map doesnt include details such as cities and landmarks and only has political boundaries. The cartographer shows Europe and some of Africa and North America but doesnt give any details about the 3 continents.

Map Analysis

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each map? The 2 maps give historical context of the time period as map 1 is from 1914 and map 2 is from 2012. The disadvantages of the maps are they are specific to one continent and do not give information about other continents. The second map also only gives information about countries and not cities unlike the first map. How does studying the maps together increase your knowledge of the region versus using only one map? If one looks at both the maps together, one can see the change in political boundaries over time. Using only one map makes it impossible to see this change over time. What conclusions can you make about the region based on your map study? The political boundaries of Asia underwent significant changes, which are evident as in the first map Pakistan doesnt even exist, and Saudi Arabia is just called Arabia before. The colonization of Asia probably led to these changes and the maps help to illustrate these changes. If you were a cartographer commissioned to create a map of this region, what information would you include and what information do you feel is missing from the maps you have viewed and why? If I were to make a map of Asia, I would include the political boundaries between countries and the most important cities of each country. The rest of the details will matter on the purpose of the map.