Geography Tools

What are advantages of a map?

• Portable

• Inexpensive to produce

• No batteries or power source needed

• Can be detailed and made for a special purpose

• Can zoom in and out

What are disadvantages of maps

• Limited view, cannot zoom in or out

• can't be updated, must buy a new one

• can rip or tear

• they are flat, so shapes and proportions may be distorted

• map reading skills are required

What are disadvantages of globes?

• Difficult to carry

• cannot show detailed information

• expensive

• cannot be customized

• cannot be updated

What are advantages of globes?

• Doesn't distort shape and proportions

• Know where continents, oceans, and countries are located

• Textured

• Portable

• Shows detailed information

What are advantages of Remote sensing?

• Equipment is inexpensive

• It helps get information about natural disasters

• It can gather information without a person actually being there

• It can be updated

• Equipment is unbreakable

What are disadvantages of remote sensing?

• Equipment is expensive

• It cannot be updated

• Equipment can break or malfunction

• Hard to get information on natural disasters

• People must go around and gather the information

What are disadvantages of GPS?

• Expensive

• Breakable

• Needs a battery or power source

• Relies on satellites and receivers working

• Not Portable

What are advantages of GPS?

• Accurate

• Use almost anywhere

• Portable

• Talks to you

• Updated easily and quickly

What are advantages of GIS?

• Organizes and analyzes data

• Creates a map to fit a specific need

• Uses Layers

• Portable

• Inexpensive

What are the disadvantages of GIS?

• Expensive

• Computer needed

• Not portable

• Information must be collected and updated

• Doesn't create maps to fit specific needs