cartographer:
( also ‘map maker’; plural: ‘cartographers‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘car’ rhyme with the word “car”, the letters ‘g’ is said with a ‘g’ sound as in “gun” and the letters ‘ph’ are said with an ‘f’ sound as in “father”)
a person who draws (makes) maps or charts of places,
a cartographer at work
A cartographer is not just an artist who draws maps; he/she is a scientist who can understand the different geographical forms of the earth, and give us a lot of information of the features of a place in the form of a picture on a piece of paper.
A cartographer must be a graduate in engineering or physics and must do some special course(s) before becoming a qualified cartographer.
Most of the cartographers are recruited by government agencies; however, there are other sectors, such as oil companies, construction companies and education department.
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