Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Silver Edition Manual
TI-83 Plus World Geography Facts Application Page 2
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What Is the World Geography Facts
Application?
World Geography Facts is a handheld software application (App)
for the TI-83 Plus that presents facts about every continent and
virtually every country in the world. Multiple-choice quizzes test
students on several topics, including:
•General information •Capitals
•Location •Highest Points
•Religion •Language
Students can use the App as a study and review tool. They can
tailor the quizzes by choosing the continent, the topic, and the
number of questions in the quiz.
Sources used for World Geography Facts:
The World Factbook 2000 (US Central Intelligence Agency)
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
1999 Atlas of the World (National Geographic Society)
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/facts_fs.html
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The World Geography Facts App is a concept application.
Concept applications are shared with our customers, educators,
and students before product definition and testing is complete.
These applications may contain software imperfections and/or
incomplete coding areas. They are "alpha" software versions.
TI invites feedback from teachers and students concerning the
functionality and educational value of the World Geography Facts
App. Please send your comments and questions to
concept@list.ti.com.
Note Within the App, abbreviations are used such as:
USD is United States Dollar
CFAF is Communaute Financiere Africaine franc.
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What You Need
Note In this guidebook, any information that pertains to
the TI-83 Plus also pertains to the TI-83 Plus Silver
Edition, unless otherwise noted.
Hardware and software Notes
TI-83 Plus or TI-83 Plus Silver Edition
with version 1.15 or higher of the
operating system software
You can download a free copy of the
latest operating system software from
education.ti.com/softwareupdates.
Follow the link to Operating Systems.
Computer with Microsoft® Windows®
95/98/2000, Windows NT®, or Apple®
Mac® OS 7.1 or higher installed
TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-
handheld cable If you do not have this cable, call your
distributor, or order the cable from the
TI online store.
TI Connect™ software, which works
with most supported models of Flash-
based TI graphing products
—or—
TI-GRAPH LINK software that is
compatible with the TI-83 Plus
You can download free copies of
TI Connect and TI-GRAPH LINK
software from education.ti.com/
softwareupdates.Follow the link to
Connectivity Software.
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Where to Find Installation Instructions
Detailed instructions on installing this and other Apps are
available at education.ti.com/guides.Follow the link to Flash
Installation Instructions.
Note The instructions in this guidebook are only for this
App. If you need help using the TI-83 Plus, refer to
its comprehensive guidebook at
education.ti.com/guides.
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Starting and Quitting the Application
Starting the Application
1. Press Œto display the list of applications on your
calculator.
2. Select
WorldGeo.The application’s information screen is
displayed.
3. Press any key. The programmer’s screen is displayed.
4. Press any key. The REFERENCES screens are displayed.
5. Press any key. The application’s Main Menu is displayed.
Quitting the Application
Press y 5 or select ESC (press the skey) repeatedly
until you return to the Main Menu.
Select Exit from the menu.
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Navigating
•To select an option defined at the bottom of the screen (such
as ESC associated with the skey), press the graphing
key directly below the option.
•To select a menu item, press }or †to highlight your choice,
and then press Íor press oto select OK.
•To return to the previous screen, select ESC by pressing the
skey, or press y 5.
Press a graphing key
to select one of these
options. For example,
press qto select
MAP.
o
p
q
r
s
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Studying Facts
The Main Menu
There are four different options presented on the Main Menu.
•Geography Facts lets you study facts and maps.
•Quiz lets you take a quiz over the material.
•About displays the application’s information screen.
•Exit closes the application.
1. Select
Geography Facts.The Search by: screen is displayed.
2. Select the name of a continent, highlight the name, and press
Í.The Countries screen is displayed.
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3. To select a country, use †and }to scroll through the list.
When the country’s name is highlighted, press Í.
Tip To quickly find a specific country’s name, press
ƒand the first letter of the name.
Facts on each country include:
•Latitude •Religion
•Longitude •Language
•Area (in square km) •Literacy rate
•Climate •Life expectancy
•Lowest point •Capital
•Highest point •GDP per capita (gross domestic
product) (USD)
•Population •Currency
These arrows indicate that the list is
continued. Press †or }to scroll the
remainder of the list to view.
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