Geographer's Tools

a scale model of the Earth that depicts properties such as area, distance, and direction

• Map

• Cartographer

• Globe

• GPS

a flat representation of all or part of the planet.

• Map

• Globe

• Cartographer

• Longitude

•A person who makes maps

• Cartographer

• Map

• Longitude

• Latitude

•mark the shortest distance that an object can travel between two points.

• Straight Line

• Map

• Latitude

• Great Circle Route

All of the following are types of map projections except...

• Planar Projection

• Future Projection

• Cylindrical Projection

• Conic Projection

The title of the map is the first thing you should look at when looking at a map

• True

• False

explains the meaning of various symbols used on the map.

• Latitude

• Compass Rose

• Legend

• Poles

indicates direction or orientation of a map

• Legend

• Compass Rose

• Latitude

• Equator

Type of map that shows landforms and bodies of water.

• Political Map

• Physical Map

What type of map is used to show physical features?

• climate map

• political map

• physical map

• topographic map