Title: N - New Names for Nations and other things
Tags: maps, A to Z,
Blog Entry: There have been a lot of changes in our lifetime. Just think about what has changed since you were in school. Think about the way we cook, the music we listen to, and the way we travel. Then there are the clothes we wear, the communication methods, the entertainment we enjoy, and the games we play. The name given to children in our generation were often duplicated in a family; George, Joseph, Robert, Edward, and Mary, Elizabeth, Barbara, Lydia. Now, there seems to be no end to the created names for children… different in spelling, or just plain silly. But what about the changes on the pages of our maps? Some changes were made many years ago, and some during our lifetime. Here are a few the I can think of: Burma was changes to Myanmar in 1989 Rhodesia was changed to Zimbabwe Persia was changed to Iran Ceylon changed to Sri Lanka in 1972 Peking, China to Beijing Can you think of any other changes? I invite you to post any changes that you can think of. It may bring some surprises that we weren’t aware of.
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