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The document discusses geographic tools and technologies. It describes globes and maps, and how maps project the round Earth onto a flat surface. It also discusses important map features like scale, legends, and projections. The document then covers geospatial technologies including GPS systems and GIS systems which analyze geographic data on computers.

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The document discusses geographic tools and technologies. It describes globes and maps, and how maps project the round Earth onto a flat surface. It also discusses important map features like scale, legends, and projections. The document then covers geospatial technologies including GPS systems and GIS systems which analyze geographic data on computers.

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Guided Reading Activity netw rks


The Geographer’s World

Lesson 2 The Geographer’s Tools

Essential Question: How does geography influence the


way people live?

Directions: Read each section. As you read, use your textbook to help you
fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.

Using Globes and Maps

The most accurate way to show places on Earth is with a


(1) . Globes are models of the world. They show
distances and directions between places more correctly than flat images of
Earth do.

(2) are not round like globes. Instead, they are


(3) representations of the round Earth. Maps convert, or
change, a round space into a flat space. Maps are not as
(4) as globes. However, maps have benefits that globes
do not have. Maps can show smaller areas of Earth with much more
(5) than globes can. Maps tend to show more kinds of
(6) than globes. Maps can also be
(7) .

All About Maps


Maps have several important (8) , or features. These
features are the tools the map uses to convey information.
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The (9) tells you what area the map will cover. The
(10) unlocks the meaning of the map for you. It does so
by explaining the symbols, colors, and lines on the map.

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The Geographer’s World

The scale bar is an important part of the map. It tells you how a measured
space on the map corresponds to (11) on Earth. You use
the (12) to understand direction. This map feature
points out north, south, east, and west.

To convert the round Earth to a flat map, geographers use


(13) . A map projection (14) some
aspects of Earth in order to represent other aspects as accurately as possible
on a flat map. Mapmakers choose which projection to use based on the
(15) of the map.

Scale is another important feature of maps. The (16)


connects distances on the map to actual distances on Earth. Scale is the
relationship between distances on the map and on Earth. Different types of
scale have benefits and drawbacks. Mapmakers also choose which scale to
use depending on the map’s (17) .

The two types of maps are (18) and


(19) . The type depends on what kind of information is
drawn on the map. General-purpose maps show a wide range of information
about an area. Thematic maps show more (20)
information.

Geospatial Technologies
GPS devices work with a network called the (21) . This
network was built by the United States government. The GPS has three
elements. The first element of this network is a set of more than 30
(22) that orbit Earth at all times. The second part of the
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network is the (23) . The third part of the GPS system


consists of GPS devices on (24) . These devices receive
the (25) sent by the satellites. By combining the signals
from different satellites, a device calculates its location on Earth in terms of
(26) . GPS is used in many ways.
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Another important geospatial technology is known as


(27) . These systems consist of computer hardware and
software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information. The
information is then shown on a (28) . A GIS is a powerful
tool because it links data about all kinds of physical and human features
with the locations of those features. Because computers can store and
process so much data, the GIS can be very accurate and
(29) .

Since the 1970s, satellites have gathered (30) about


Earth’s surface. They do so using remote sensing, which means getting
information from far away. Satellites get information in different ways. Some
satellites gather this information regularly on every spot in the world.

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