Chapter 1, The Geographer's Tools

What tools do not help geographers study locations?

• globes

• maps

• calculators

What do Earth's systems effect?

• They all have an effect each other

• They only effect systems that are similar to them

• They have no effect on each other

Are globes or maps more accurate when it comes to area, distance, & direction?

• Maps are more accurate

• Globes are more accurate

• Both have equal accuracy

• Neither are a good choice to measure area, distance, or direction.

Are globes or maps more accurate when it comes to detailed information?

• Maps are more accurate

• Globes are more accurate

• They both have an equal accuracy

• Neither are a good choice to use when it comes to detailed information

Which job converts 3-D globes into maps?

• Historians

• Archaeologists

• Geographers

• Cartographers

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Cartographers use different types of _________ to suit their needs.

• Globe projections

• Compass Roses

• Map projections

• Opisometers

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Geographers can determine _______ locations using globes and maps.

• Interesting

• Exact

• Inaccurate

• Some

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Geographers can also determine a relative location based on _______.

• a place that is unknown

• a place they recently discovered.

• a place that is already known

• mental maps.

What purposes to maps serve?

• Political

• Physical

• Thematic

• Knowing the exact distance fro one place to another

Geospacial technologies use what to determine location?

• Globes

• Atlases and Computers

• Maps and graphs

• Satellite signals