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they use maps to find their way when they are lost
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∙ 11y agoit is easy for them to see the whole world on a flat surface
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What impact on exploration did maps have?
Maps allowed many explorers to find where they needed to go or where they wanted to go.
How do new maps of the world affect explorers?
they might not understand the map
How did new maps of the world affect explorers?
they could of went the wrong way
How did cartography help explorers and what was its purpose?
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.
Why do geographers use maps?
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.
What tools did explorers from long ago use since there were no maps?
They made their own maps.
What kind of maps did explorers use in the past?
they had a distorted map
What kind of navigation did explorers use?
compasses guides maps
What navigatin tools did explorers use in the 1500's?
Astrolabes, maps
What do explorers use?
they use maps and stuff like those they also used compasses
What do explorers use to travel in the right direction?
Sun, stars, compass, GPS, maps
What technology did early explorers use?
They used compasses , sea jornals, telescopes, and maps.
What was drawn by early travelers and explorers?
maps
What did explorers use to navigate?
they use compass' and map.Also before maps were invented they used the sun,moon,stars, and color of ocean (if at sea)
How did maps help explorers?
These maps by this Greek cartographer guided sailors into unknown oceans.
What do you call people who work with maps?
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.
Why was the development of cartography so important during the age of exploration?
Explorers were able to use accurate maps to reach their destinations.
