Continents and Oceans

What do geographic tools help us do?

• Find where places are located and learn what places are like

• Study the climate of an area

• Display economic activity in an area

• Plan and follow a route

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geography

What is a cartographer?

• A person who makes maps

• A type of map that displays economic activity

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air

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geography

What does a physical map show?

• The physical features of an area

• Countries, major cities, borders, and capitals

• Information about the climate of an area

• The specific type of economic activity in an area

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geography

What does a climate map show?

• Information about the climate of an area

• The physical features of an area

• Countries, major cities, borders, and capitals

• The specific type of economic activity in an area

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geography

What is a globe?

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• A person who makes maps

• A type of map that displays economic activity

• Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air

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geography

What does a political map show?

• The physical features of an area

• Countries, major cities, borders, and capitals

• Information about the climate of an area

• The specific type of economic activity in an area

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geography

What is a cartographer?

• A three-dimensional scale model of the earth

• A person who makes maps

• A type of map that displays economic activity

• Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air

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geography

What is the purpose of a topographic map?

• To show the physical features of an area

• To display the economic activity of an area

• To show the political boundaries of a region

• To provide a three-dimensional view of the earth

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geography

What is the role of a geographer?

• To study the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere

• To make maps

• To study the economic activity of an area

• To plan and follow a route

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geography

What does a physical map show?

• The specific type of economic activity in an area

• Information about the climate of an area

• The physical features of an area

• Countries, major cities, borders, and capitals

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geography