GUIDED TOUR

After starting the program, the World Map should appear, along with the Amiglobe main bar. This main bar contains the main commands to navigate on the map and to obtain information.

Zoom: Click on and draw a rectangle around a country (France, for example). The map will now show the part you have drawn. Hit the '+' key to zoom further. Cities, rivers and main peaks are then visible.

Moving: Click on , then click on the map while dragging the mouse to move on the map. To get the arrow back, click on .

Information: Click on a country; it will be filled in green. Then click on : a window is opened with the map of the country and data about it.

There are 9 categories:

- general: the map of the country itself, with its capital city. On the left there is the automobile country code, the flag, and a button to hear the national anthem. To zoom on the country, click on
- geography: this category, like the others, display 26 out of 160 data about this country. Numerical data can be compared with data of other countries. Click on total area, then on to make a comparison. This operation can take several seconds.
- history
- people: population, ethnic divisions
- government: capital, chief of state
- overview: a desciption of the economy
- economy: national product, imports, exports
- transportation: railroad, highways, airports
- military

You can let this window open, but reduce its size for the next operations.

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