Geographer's Tools

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

• compass rose

• scale

• key

• title

Shows the cardinal directions on a map

• key

• scale bar

• title

• compass rose

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

• scale

• key or legend

• topographic

• compass rose

A model representation of the Earth

• mercator projection

• hemisphere

• globe

• map

Flat representation of the Earth's surface

• map

• globe

• GPS

• cartographer

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

• population density 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

• climate map

What does GIS stand for?

• Geography is Super

• Geographic Information System

• Geographic Position System

• Remote Sensing

Type of map that shows where resources such as coal and minerals are located

• political map

• physical map

• land-use map

• population density map