Unit 1: Tools of a Geographer

What is an advantage of globes?

• they are distorted
• they are flat
• they make a better model of the earth

What is a disadvantage of globes

• they are distorted
• they can't show small details
• they show all of the continents and oceans

What is an advantage of maps

• they can show small details
• they are not distorted
• they make a better model of earth

What is a disadvantage of maps

• they are distorted
• they are to scale
• they are portable

Map makers are also known as

• Pioneers
• Cartographers
• Engineers

You can determine the distance between two points on a map by using this tool

• Legend/Key
• Title
• Scale

What technology do geographers and cartographers use to organize and visualize data to help with mapmaking

• GPS
• GIS
• Compasses

This tool on a map shows directions

• Title
• Compass Rose
• Scale

This tool shows what symbols on a map stand for

• Legend/Key
• Title
• Scale

What tool did explorers and cartographers use before modern map making?

• GPS
• Satellite images
• Compass