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atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | high above sea level |
geography | study of the eath land and people |
artic circle | lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antartic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | meridans (lines) that run north/south on a map or globe. |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
cardinal lines | North East South West |
map scales | the realitionship between the distance between two places in realn life map. |
hemishpere | a half of the earth |
equator | the main line of latitude |
circle graph | pie shped graph that shows whole divided |
globe | a ball (spherical) shaped model of earth |
population destony | average number of people per square miles |
bar graph | graph the compares infomation |
grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross each other |
climograph | shows climate and weather patterens in a specific place |
picographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
chart | a graphic wayof presting info in a organized way |
political map | showing people made boundories |
physicial map | map showing elevation |
climate | average weather patterens of an area |
compass rose | small sybol that shows direstion on a map |