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Terms Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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a book of maps | Atlas |
height above sea level | elevation |
the main line of latitude | the equator |
a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way | charts |
hor far and in what direction one place is to another | reletive location |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees North | Artic Circle |
lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees South | Antartic Circle |
meridians that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
shows specific info like climate or population | thematic map |
meaures distance on a map | scale bar |
a half of the earth | hemisphere |
a map that shows people made boundries | political map |
a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
the study of the earth/ everything on it | geography |
parallel lines that run east or west | latitude |
climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climograph |
makes comparisson- uses symbols /pics | pictograph |
north south east or west | cardinal directions |
a guide to the symbols on a map | key or legend |
average weather pattern of the area | climate |
a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
pie shaped graph shows whole divided | circle graph |
average number of people per square mile | population density |
latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grid system |
a graph that compares infromation | bar graph |
the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |
a small symbol that shows direction | compass rose |