Geographers Tool Kit

Front

Shows the cardinal directions on a map

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compass rose

Front

This shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on land

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scale

Front

This section of a map explains the symbols and colors on the map

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key or legend

Front

A computer based system that uses satellite positioning to show your exact location on Earth

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Global Positioning System

Front

Type of map that shows natural features such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Back

physical map

Front

Type of map that shows borders that divide nations from one another as well as cities

Back

political map

Front

What does GIS stand for?

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Geographic Information System

Front

What line divides the Earth into a Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere?

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Equator

Front

The study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, and other natural features is...

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physical geography

Front

The study of the world's people, communities, and landscapes is...

Back

human geography