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                         GEOGRAPHY TUTOR

(c)1989 ASDE Inc.  All reproduction of the program and
                   documentation is subject to the copyright laws.
                   Please feel free to circulate this shareware
                   version of GEOGRAPHY TUTOR.
                   You must ensure that all documentation
                   contained in the ARC file is circulated together.


The reviews of this program have been very encouraging for me.
Writing in the  NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA USER GROUP newletter
Bytown Bytes, Glenn Brown commented that this was one of the best
educational program he'd seen. Writing in RESET, Bob Thompson
reviewed the functions of the program and commented in particular
on "the excellence of the user interface".

NOTE: This is version 2.0 of the program
      -The  shareware  version of this program only  provides  the
       data base for Africa.   All other continents and  countries
       are available by request to the author at a cost of $15.00
       Use the  "Order.Doc" file (1ST WORD format)
       which contains a letter for your signature or write to:

                          A S D E  Inc.
                        151 rue Jolicoeur
                           Hull, Québec
                         CANADA, J8Z 1C8

       You will receive a double sided disk containing all other
       continental files, and a complete operation manual.

       If you prefer 2 single sided disks please add $2.00 (total
       $17.00)

  This program provides ATARI ST owners with an electronic atlas
of the world. You can have access to maps of:

             THE WORLD            Mollweide Projection
             THE WORLD            Mercator Projection
             NORTH AMERICA        Cylindrical Projection
             SOUTH AMERICA        Cylindrical Projection
             EUROPE               Cylindrical Projection
             AFRICA               Cylindrical Projection
             STATES/ PROV. N.A.   Cylindrical Projection

  For any of these maps you have access to a range of functions
which are only possible using the rapid analysis and graphic power
of a computer such as the ATARI ST. You can learn about all the
countries in the world. Not only are there maps available, but
there is also a full data base of useful facts concerning each
country.  There are 20 items of standard information from the
United Nations office of statistics.

  You will find facts on:

             MAJOR RELIGIONS
             MAJOR LANGUAGES
             NAME OF CAPITAL
             POPULATION
             GROWTH RATES OF POPULATION
             LIFE EXPECTANCY  (men and women)
             DOCTORS PER CAPITA
             LITERACY RATES (men and women)
             LAND BASE
             CROP LAND
             AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
             GNP
             MILITARY SPENDING PER CAPITA
             etc...


  Not only can you view these facts, but you can plot them on the
maps.  You can also compare countries, search facts to be plotted,
order lists alphabetically or by size etc..

  All the facts can be displayed on the screen and compared or
rank ordered between countries.

  You can update facts or insert new information in free fields.
You can also create your own data base without affecting the
standard base provided with the program.

  Geography Tutor also offers you a Learning mode. In it, you are
asked to point and click to find countries or capitals (at your choice).

  This note and the manual will explain some of the features of
Geography Tutor. Feel free to experiment with the numerous options
offered in the Main Menu. That is the best way to learn.


                    GEOGRAPHY TUTOR OPERATIONS

      -Geography Tutor will work on all ST and MEGA models in
       Monochrome of Medium Resolution color modes.


Operations:
      -When you are asked to choose which continent you wish to
       study a standard files select box will appear on screen. If
       the continent you are looking for (from the list on page 1)
       does not appear ,switch to the other disk, and click on the
       file refresh bar. (The other disk is available from the
       author)

      -The main program disks offers a choice among the
       following:
            WHOLE WORLD
            AFRICA
            STATES(U.S.A) AND PROVINCES (CANADA)
            EUROPE        (including European S.S.R.)
            NORTH AMERICA (including Central America and The Carribean)
            SOUTH AMERICA (including Central America
            ASIA

      -The Mouse is used extensively and the functions of each
       button (or both buttons together) are indicated at the
       bottom right hand corner of every screen. In general the
       left mouse button is indicated as <L>, the right as <R>
       and both as <L+R>. The Escape key <Esc> can always be used
       to return to the main menu.

      -Double click on "GEOGRAPH.PRG" to start.


                  THE GEOGRAPHY TUTOR MAIN MENU

       -AUTHOR :
            ~AUTHOR ID.
            ~UP TO 6 ACCESSORIES
       -FILES :
            ~CHANGE CONTINENT   Permits changing to any of the
                         available continental or detailed country
                         files.
            ~SHOW WORLD  Shows map of world with identification of
                         all continents.
            ~ADD FACTS   Permits the addition of facts concerning
                         any country. There are 20 headings and
                         four free form note spaces provided.
                         Saving these facts will not  change  the
                         standard data base.
            ~CHANGE COLOURS  Permits changing to any land and  sea
                         colours in medium resolution mode.
            ~QUIT        Will quit normally if no new facts have
                         been added. Otherwise will query user
                         about saving new facts entered. If facts
                         are saved, the program will henceforth
                         query the user about loading this fact
                         base whenever this continent is chosen.
       -LEARNING:

            ~POINT AND TELL   Left mouse will identify country and
                         capital right mouse will give more facts
                         from data base, both buttons back to menu.
            ~COUNTRIES   Will quiz user on countries. Keeps total
                         of right and wrong answers and average score
            ~CAPITALS    As above but quiz on capitals.

       -COMPARE:

            ~SEARCH FACTS    Permits a search of any text or numeric
                         string. Will then highlight on the map the
                         countries which satisfy the search criteria.
                         On request will display all known
                         information for each country identified in
                         the search.

            ~FIND SMALLEST   Highlights on the map, the smallest of
                         any numerical element from the data base.

            ~FIND LARGEST    Highlights largest as above.


            ~RANK ORDER ONE   Compares any chosen country to the
                        rest or the map for any one of the
                        numerical elements from the data base. On
                        request, will then provide a list of all
                        countries in alphabetical or size  order.

            ~RANK ORDER ALL   Compares all countries of a map and
                        ranks them by quintile (20% groups). As
                        above, will also provide an alphabetical or
                        size order list upon request. (Left mouse
                        button)