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1BasicGeoTerms
Terms Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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a book of maps | atlas |
height above sea level | elevation |
Pie-shaped graph shows "whale" divided | circle graph |
The study of the earth/everything on it | geography |
A map that shows people-made boundries | political map |
a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
A half of the earth | hemissphere |
The main line of latitude | equator |
How far and in what direction one place is to another place | relative location |
Height above sea level | elevation |
a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | chart |
A small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
a comparisson -usessymbols/pics | pictograph |
the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location long. & lat. (coordinates are neeeded) |
a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grid system |
North, South, East, West | Cardinal directions |
ordinal directions | NE, NW, SE, SW |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees North | Artic Circle |
latitude lines 66 1/2 degrees South | Antartic Circle |
meridians that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
latitude | parallel lines on a map or globe that run west to east |
measures distance on a map | scale bar |
climate or wether patterns in a specific place | climograph |
A graph that compares info | bar graph |
The main line of longitude | prime meridian |
Average weather pattern of an area | climate |
a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
relation between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | map key |
average number of people per square mile | popular density |