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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)
-