Exploring Geographic Information and Mapping

What is geographic information?

• Data that describes the weather

• Any data that describes a physical location or area of land

• Information about animals in a region

• Details about historical events

Who are cartographers?

• People who study stars

• They create maps and other specific tools for specific reasons

• Scientists who study rocks

• Engineers who build bridges

What is computer-assisted mapping?

• Maps made by hand

• How maps made with the help of a computer are more detailed

• Maps that are only used in schools

• Maps that are drawn by artists

What does a geographic information system (GIS) do?

• It predicts the weather

• It examines multiple geographic features of the same area on one map (layers)

• It tracks animal movements

• It measures the height of mountains

What is aerial photography?

• Taking pictures from the ground

• Taking pictures from above the ground, in a plane, blimp, or drone

• Drawing pictures of landscapes

• Painting pictures of the sky

What is satellite imaging?

• Pictures taken by astronauts

• Digital images made by a device in space

• Photos taken by birds

• Drawings made by scientists

What does 3D mapping allow cartographers to do?

• Show a landscape's elevation from different angles in a three-dimensional perspective

• Draw maps in black and white

• Create maps that are only used in textbooks

• Make maps that are flat

What is a diagram?

• A type of map

• A tool that could be a drawing to show a geographic process

• A photograph of a landscape

• A written description of a place

What is a globe?

• A flat map of the world

• A model of Earth that is a sphere

• A drawing of the solar system

• A picture of the sky

What is a map used for?

• Cooking

• Navigation throughout history

• Playing games

• Writing stories