Gollop/Tibbo

INLS 111: INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES I

School of Information and Library Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES EXERCISE

Objectives:

1. Become familiar with a range of significant geographical tools through review and use.

2. Gain some proficiency in the use of these resources.

3. To compare paper-based and electronic versions of resources.

Directions:

Please answer 10 of the following questions. Give the answer to each question, a complete bibliographic citation as to where you found the information, and any other details about your search, e.g. where you looked unsuccessfully, problems you found with a source. For many of these questions you may find the answer in a number of sources. Please note any discrepancies between sources.

1. After the Iranian revolution, the town of Kermanshah, had a name change. Now it is back to being called Kermanshah, What was the temporary name?

2. What is the average temperature in January in Glasgow, Scotland?

3. I just read On the Road, and am inspired to get in my car and drive, but not being of the Beat Generation I’m a bit worried about mileage (gas cost a lot less in 1950!). How far is it from Chapel Hill, NC to Redlands, CA in road miles?

4. What is a geostrophic wind?

5. What state is known as the “Bug-eating state”?

6. How was the number of Congressional representatives adjusted in Illinois after the results of the 1940 census?

7. Can you help me find a map that would show the extent of the Asante Empire in Africa was from 1770-1880?

8. I would like to have some information on Mary Henrietta Kingsley and her July 1895 expedition. Where did she go?

9. What is the latitude and longitude of Barranquilla, Colombia?

10. What is the gross national product (GNP) and the per capita income of the country of Palau?

11. I was just at a restaurant with the name, Marco Polo. They had food from the countries he visited but I couldn’t quite tell where they were all from. What countries did Marco Polo’s travels cover?

12. I have an opportunity to travel to Moscow. Yup, the one in Russia, but I’ve heard there’s a lot of crime there? Is this true? How dangerous would this be?