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BASICGEOTERM
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Question | Answer |
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a book of maps | atlas |
height above sea level | elevations |
latitude /longitude line cross each other | grid system |
North,South,East,West | cardinal directions |
the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |
average weather patern of an area | climate |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | arctic circle |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | antartic circle |
merdians that run norht/south on a map or globe | longitude |
shows specific info like climate and population | thematic map |
measures distance on a map | scale bar |
a half of the earth | hemisphere |
the main line of latitude | equator |
the main line of longitude | prime meridian |
pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided | circle graph |
a small symbol that show directions on a map | compass rose |
a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
average number of people per square mile | population density |
a graph that compares information | bar graph |
a study of the earth and everything on it | geography |
shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climograph |
makes comparison using symbols or pictures | pictograph |
how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |
a graphic way of presenting info | a chart |
a map showing people made boundaries | political map |
map that shows elevation | physical map |
a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | map key |
the distance in real like and on a map | map scale |