they use maps to find their way when they are lost
it is easy for them to see the whole world on a flat surface
Maps allowed many explorers to find where they needed to go or where they wanted to go.
they might not understand the map
they could of went the wrong way
Cartography - is the creation of maps. Early explorers drew charts of their journey - and made extensive notes, Subsequent explorers used those diagrams and notes to follow the same route.
Geographers use maps because that's what geographers do for a living. Geographers use maps to learn about the Earth's surface. That is their job.
They made their own maps.
they had a distorted map
compasses guides maps
Astrolabes, maps
they use maps and stuff like those they also used compasses
Sun, stars, compass, GPS, maps
They used compasses , sea jornals, telescopes, and maps.
maps
they use compass' and map.Also before maps were invented they used the sun,moon,stars, and color of ocean (if at sea)
These maps by this Greek cartographer guided sailors into unknown oceans.
Explorers collect information for maps as they go. Cartographers compile the information from different explorers and create maps. Navigators follow maps to get to where someone has already gone.
Explorers were able to use accurate maps to reach their destinations.