The Geographer’s Toolkit · Fundamentals of Geography

Geospatial Technologies and GIS

An exploration of how GPS, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems solve real world problems.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does layering data in GIS help urban planners make decisions?
  2. 2In what ways has satellite imagery changed our understanding of environmental change?
  3. 3Who owns geographic data and why does it matter?

Common Core State Standards

C3: D2.Geo.2.9-12C3: D2.Geo.3.9-12
Grade: 9th Grade
Subject: Geography
Unit: The Geographer’s Toolkit
Period: Fundamentals of Geography

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