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title: "Cartographer"
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# Cartographer

You make maps that help people find their way.

A good map turns a huge world into something you can hold. You use grids, coordinates, and shapes to draw places just right.

Category: Space, Aviation & Nature
Page: https://lightmysky.com/careers/cartographer

## Subjects it draws on

- [Geography](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography)
- [Mathematics](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics)

## The topics behind it

- [Reading Maps: Symbols and Grids](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/reading-maps-symbols-and-grids-mt__Xl9qT-B20): Symbols and grids are the language you draw maps in.
- [Latitude, Longitude and Time Zones](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/latitude-longitude-and-time-zones-mt_3LBzy7Jbxv): Lines of latitude and longitude fix every point on Earth.
- [Thematic Maps and GIS](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/thematic-maps-and-gis-mt_khsAUcwLke): Modern map layers let you show almost anything on a map.
- [Similarity and enlargement](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/similarity-and-enlargement-mt_y-BuQAfw4B): Coordinates are how you pin a place to an exact spot.
- [The United Kingdom](https://lightmysky.com/learn/geography/the-united-kingdom-mt_Da-EAL3BvB): Mapping one country well is great practice for the craft.
- [Scale drawings and maps](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/scale-drawings-and-maps-mt_1badik7iKJ): You keep everything in scale so the map matches the real world.

## Areas it leans on

- Geography: Maps & Globes
- Geography: Places & Regions
- Mathematics: Geometry
- Mathematics: Ratio & Proportion