Geographical Devices

Is a plan of something that is drawn as if you were looking down on the object from above.

• map

• devices

meaning from an angle, shows the train set when seen from the front.

• plan view

• oblique view

are used on maps to show the various features of an area.

• symbols and colors

• direction

to find and describe the location of a place on a map.

• compass

• grid

helps the map reader find the direction of a place from another.

• grid

• compass

is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of satellites placed into orbit.

• GPS

• GIS

Is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage and present all types of geographical data.

• GIS

• GPS

An instrument is used to measure temperature.

• barometer

• thermometer

An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.

• planimeter

• barometer

In the compass needle are the words north, south, east, and ______.

• west

• magnet