Tools of a Geographer Review

What is GPS?

• Global Positioning System- Devices communicate with satellites orbiting Earth to determine absolute location 

• GIS- desktop and Web-based programs that combine the power of database management with visualization and mapmaking tools.

• A world atlas with many maps

• A globe that shows latitude and longitude

What is GIS?

• Geographic information systems (GIS) are desktop and Web-based programs that combine the power of database management with visualization and mapmaking tools

• Global Positioning System (GPS);

  Devices communicate with satellites orbiting Earth to determine absolute location

• A world atlas that has many maps

• A globe that shows latitude and longitude

List two people or businesses/industries who might use GPS technology in their job.

List two people or businesses/industries who might use GIS in their work.

Circle the MAP TITLE on the picture.

Put a STAR on the MAP KEY.

Draw a SQUARE around the MAP SCALE.

What kind of map is pictured here?

• topographic map

• resource map

• political map

• physical map

Which of the following tools of a geographer is a 3-D representation of Earth that shows latitude, longitude, continents, and oceans?

• Map

• GPS

• Satellite

• Globe

Which CONTINENT do we live on?

• Africa

• North America

• United States of America

• Asia