Geography: Revolutionary Map Timeline
OER PROJECT: WH1200/ LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: REVOLUTIONARY MAP TIMELINE1Unless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Geography: RevolutionaryMap Timeline,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/PurposeUse three maps to create a mental timeline and identifyhow political borderschanged during the Age of Revolutions.This will help orient you in time and space as you learn about change and continuity over time in this period.Process1.Click on each ofthe three maps below to open the political maps of the world in 1789, 1815, and 1871. Take a few minutes to review the three maps and their legends. Pay particular attention to any big changes you notice.Map 1: 1789 (click for full zoom)Map 2: 1815 (click for full zoom)Map 3: 1871 (click for full zoom)2.What part of the world seems to have changed the most from 1789 to 1871? What part changed the least?
OER PROJECT: WH1200 / LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: REVOLUTIONARY MAP TIMELINE23.Zoom in on each map to the continent of Europe. List thethree biggestchanges you noticefrom 1789 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1871. 1789 to 1815•••1815 to 1871•••4.Zoom in on each map to the continent of Africa. List the three biggestchanges you noticefrom 1789 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1871. 1789 to 1815•••1815 to 1871•••5.Zoom in on each map to the Americas. List thethreebiggest changes you notice from 1789 to 1815 and from 1815 to 1871.1789 to 1815•••1815 to 1871•••
OER PROJECT: WH1200 / LESSON 4.3ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY: REVOLUTIONARY MAP TIMELINE36.Write a paragraph describingthe three most dramatic changes you noticed in political borders across all three maps.Use evidence from the mapsand your own knowledge to explain why you think these changes were so significant and what events you think caused these changes.