history of geography

By jdla3
  • 1000 BCE

    creation of the map

    This is when historians say humans started creating maps to record the land around them.Smithsonian Magizine
  • 700 BCE

    oldest surviving map was created

    oldest surviving map was created
    This was a clay tablet about the size of an iphone of Mesopotamia, with Babylon at the center. This was their map of the world. It wasn't designed for navigation, it was better as an idea, that the world was in your palm.Smithsonian Magizine
  • 200

    first attempt at an accurate map

    first attempt at an accurate map
    This map had lines of latitude and longitude and had the location of over 10,000 locations all over Europe and Africa.Smithsonian Magizine
  • 1300

    after the fall of rome

    after the fall of rome
    Maps became less realistic, more like stories, and the christians made religious maps that were not at all realistic.Smithsonian Magizine
  • 1569

    Mercator Projection

    Mercator Projection
    A new way to show a map of the world. You would widen the landmasses and oceans as you got further north or south.Smithsonian Magizine

  • California As An Island

    California As An Island
    During this time, California was drawn as an island. Many other mistakes like this were made.Smithsonian Magizine

  • using triangulation

    they used triangulation to get precise measurements and distances.Smithsonian Magizine

  • Winston Churchills Map Room

    Winston Churchills Map Room
    Winston Churchill used a room covered with maps to give solders directions during World War 2.Smithsonian Magizine

  • GPS was invented

    GPS was invented
    GPS was created, helping people get to their destination easily.Smithsonian Magizine

  • cars are what is driving

    cars are going to drive us to our locations without us touching the wheel.