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a book of maps | atlas |
height above sea level | elevation |
study of the (land and peopleo) | geography |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees | arctic circle |
meridians(lines)that run north/south on a map or globe | longtude |
map that shows specific info like climates or population | thhematic map |
measure distance on a map | scale bar |
north,south,east,west | cardinal dirctions. |
the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map | map scale |
a half of the earth | hemisphere |
the main line of lattude | equator |
pie-shape graph shows"whole"divide" | circle graph |
a balL (spherical) shaped model of the earth | globe |
average number of people per square mile | populstion density |
a graph thatcompares information | bar graph |
when latitude/longtude lines cross each other | grid system |
shows climate or weather patternes in a specific | climograph |
makes comparison using symbols or pictures | pictographs |
how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |
a graphic way of pf presenting info in an organized way | chart |
a map showing people-made boundaries | politicalmap |
a map shows elevation | physical map |
a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | map key |
average weather pattern of an area | climate |
the exact postion of a place on earth | absolute location |
small symbol that shows directions on a amp | compass rose |
parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe | latitude |