Map+Making+and+Flags


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Please read the following directions on how to create transparent GIF images for use with Inkscape: [|How to make a transparent GIF file.pdf]

Do some work on your flag design and description over the weekend. Remember I showed you the Australian flag on Wednesday and talked about the use of colors and symbols.**
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To read an explanation of the design of the Australian flag go to [|Aussie Flag Description]. It is far more detailed and wordy than you need to be when you write about your flags colors and symbols. I have also posted a modified version below of this information as an example of what you should be writing.



The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols - the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.
 * Sample Description of Australian Flag's Colors and Symbols**

The Union Jack is displayed on the flag of Great Britain. On the Australian flag, therefore, it is symbolic of Australia's ties to the British Empire and reflects Australia's history as a British colony. The large Commonwealth star has seven points representing each of the six states and one point for the territories. The other five stars form the Southern Cross, which is the brightest constellation in the Southern Hemisphere and which is often used to represent Australia and New Zealand.

The blue background has been described as representing Australia as an island continent in a vast blue ocean under a large blue sky.

Go to this link [|Taiwan Flag and Description]
 * Another Sample**