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, Qu‚bec
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 , the right as
and both as . The Escape key 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)