Different Maps that Pique my Interest
Map 1
This map comes from Marianopolis University at http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/maps/MapBritishEmpire1900.htm. This map is interesting because it not only looks like a classic map, but it gives a full layout of the British Empire in 1900. A famous saying is that "the sun never sets on the British Empire", and at 1900, this is what the empire looked like on a map. 1900 was just about the time World War 1 started and the British began to lose their empire, and this map shows the strategic places all around the world that the British colonized. The map shows the extent of the empire right up to the First World War and the variety of resources the British could use and had at their disposal. It is shocking how a country so small could conquer places many of times larger than itself, with a certain strategy to the location of the places conquered. The British used these colonies to extract resources and labor to fuel their industry and become a world superpower. This map shows the last gasp of European colonialism before World War I and the area of a once great empire.
Map 2
This map comes from The Global Education Project at http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/mideast/info/maps/religions-map.html (via www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html and www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/home.html) and it shows the religions of the world's different regions. What can be determined from this map is the ideological divide between North America, Europe, and Oceania versus Asia and the Middle East. The most well-known regions of conflict in today's world happens to be in the Middle East, and this map shows the difference in ideologies between the two factions, the Middle East (with the main religion being Islam) and the West (the main religion being some sort of Christianity). However what is very interesting about this map is the depth that it goes to. Other maps showing religion just show the major religions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism), however this map shows the differences between sects of each religion. When looking at the Middle East, most of the region is a shade of blue for Islam, however this map shows the Sunni versus Shiite divide within the region, which also supplies a source of conflict in today's modern world. This map can provide a decent look at the world's religions and the areas that they exist, and a geographic overview of the major conflicts plaguing the world today.
Map 3
This is a map of Westeros, a location in the TV series Game of Thrones. This map was found at http://barbariana.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Map2-1_Map_Of_Westeros.jpg (a blog that obtained the map from http://www.hbo.com/#/game-of-thrones/inside/extras/extras/viewers-guide.html). The map shows the major places that the TV series takes place and the major warring factions of the series. What makes this map interesting is that it gives a geographical representation of the action in the TV series. A big part of the series is the wartime strategies involved with the different kingdoms and this map gives a good representation of where the different kingdoms are in relation to each other. A viewer can see where the Iron Islands are in relation to Winterfell and where the Lannister family hails from. This map also gives a very Medieval feel to the geography of the show, which gives an added element to the conflicts of the show, and can give insight to the different specialties of each family.
Map 1
This map comes from Marianopolis University at http://faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistory/maps/MapBritishEmpire1900.htm. This map is interesting because it not only looks like a classic map, but it gives a full layout of the British Empire in 1900. A famous saying is that "the sun never sets on the British Empire", and at 1900, this is what the empire looked like on a map. 1900 was just about the time World War 1 started and the British began to lose their empire, and this map shows the strategic places all around the world that the British colonized. The map shows the extent of the empire right up to the First World War and the variety of resources the British could use and had at their disposal. It is shocking how a country so small could conquer places many of times larger than itself, with a certain strategy to the location of the places conquered. The British used these colonies to extract resources and labor to fuel their industry and become a world superpower. This map shows the last gasp of European colonialism before World War I and the area of a once great empire.
Map 2
This map comes from The Global Education Project at http://www.theglobaleducationproject.org/mideast/info/maps/religions-map.html (via www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html and www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/home.html) and it shows the religions of the world's different regions. What can be determined from this map is the ideological divide between North America, Europe, and Oceania versus Asia and the Middle East. The most well-known regions of conflict in today's world happens to be in the Middle East, and this map shows the difference in ideologies between the two factions, the Middle East (with the main religion being Islam) and the West (the main religion being some sort of Christianity). However what is very interesting about this map is the depth that it goes to. Other maps showing religion just show the major religions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism), however this map shows the differences between sects of each religion. When looking at the Middle East, most of the region is a shade of blue for Islam, however this map shows the Sunni versus Shiite divide within the region, which also supplies a source of conflict in today's modern world. This map can provide a decent look at the world's religions and the areas that they exist, and a geographic overview of the major conflicts plaguing the world today.
Map 3
This is a map of Westeros, a location in the TV series Game of Thrones. This map was found at http://barbariana.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Map2-1_Map_Of_Westeros.jpg (a blog that obtained the map from http://www.hbo.com/#/game-of-thrones/inside/extras/extras/viewers-guide.html). The map shows the major places that the TV series takes place and the major warring factions of the series. What makes this map interesting is that it gives a geographical representation of the action in the TV series. A big part of the series is the wartime strategies involved with the different kingdoms and this map gives a good representation of where the different kingdoms are in relation to each other. A viewer can see where the Iron Islands are in relation to Winterfell and where the Lannister family hails from. This map also gives a very Medieval feel to the geography of the show, which gives an added element to the conflicts of the show, and can give insight to the different specialties of each family.
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