Europe is about the size of the coterminous United States. (See Nystrom Desk Atlas p. 102). It is comprised of several regions, with many countries in each region. As you view each of the following three maps, observe what happens to the size of Bosnia as you change scale*.
First look at the Political map of Europe in the Atlas page 97. The scale of this map is 1:20,000,000. This is a small scale map. Now look at the map of Central Europe on page 99 in the Atlas. The scale of this map is 1:12,500,000. It is a larger scale map than the first one. Now look at the following map:
Its scale is approximately 1:5,000,000 (depending on the monitor you're using). It is an even larger scale map.
Question 1: In your own words, describe what happens to the size of Bosnia and the amount of territory shown in the maps as scale increases or becomes larger.
The map above portrays the Former Yugoslavia. When Tito unified Yugoslavia, he formed a Federation of several Republics: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Serbia--which was further divided in Northern Vojvodina and southern Kosovo. When Tito died in 1980 several Yugoslav Republics sought independence. Since the early 1990s Yugoslavia has consisted of Montenegro, Serbia and the Serbian controlled territories of Vojvodina and Kosovo.
