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A book of maps | Atlas |
Height above sea level | Elevation |
A small symbol that shows direction on a map. | Compass Rose |
The main line of latitude. | Equator |
Pie-shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided. | circle graph |
Makes comparison uses symbols/pics | pictograph |
The exact position of a place on Earth. | absolute location |
The study of the Earth/everything on it. | Geography |
A half of the Earth. | hemisphere |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | Artic Circle |
latitude 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 |
measures distance on a map | scale bar |
North, South, East, West | Cardinal directions |
how far and in what direction one place iis to another | relative location |
a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way | political map |
shows elevation | physical map |
average weather pattern in an area | climate |
graph that compares information | bar graph |