Unit 1: Tools of a Geographer

Map makers are also known as

• Pioneers
• Cartographers
• Architects
• Engineers

This tool on a map shows directions

• Legend/Key
• Title
• Compass Rose
• Scale

This tool shows what symbols on a map stand for

• Legend/Key
• Title
• Compass Rose
• Scale

What does the symbol of an upward pointing triangle mean in this map?

• swamp
• mountain
• oasis
• desert

Using this map, what city is the farthest East?

• Guadalajara
• San Francisco
• Halifax
• Seattle

Using the scale on the map below, about how many miles would a plane have to travel between Bismark and Atlanta?

• 200 miles
• 600 miles
• 1000 miles
• 3 miles

Using the map below, what two hemispheres is Australia in?

• Southern and Eastern
• Southern and Northern
• Southern and Western
• Northern and Eastern

These lines measure north and south of the equator.

• lines of longitude
• meridians
• international date line
• lines of latitude

These lines measure east and west of the prime meridian

• equator
• parallels
• lines of latitude
• lines of longitude

Using the map below, what continent is in all four hemispheres?

• North America
• Antarctica
• Africa
• South America