Unit 1 - Geographer's Tools Test

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

• compass rose

• scale

• key

• title

Shows cardinal directions

• key

• legend

• title

• compass rose

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

• scale

• key or legend

• topographic

• compass rose

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

• Geographic Information System

• Scale System

• Global Positioning System

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

• political map

• populatios map

• physical map

• topographic map

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

• political map

• physical map

• population map

• transportation map.

People who make maps are called _______________________.

• cartographers

• map people

• geniuses

• geographers

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

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Finish Line

The theme of geography dealing with the spread of goods, people and ideas

• Movement

• Human/Environment Interaction

• Place

• Region

• Location

The theme of geography dealing with how geographers divide the world based on physical, political, economic or cultural features

• Movement

• Human/Environment Interaction

• Place

• Region

• Location