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Final exam review 1
Ch.1
Term | Definition |
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atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of earth and land and its people |
Artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degress north |
Antartica | latitude line 66 1/2 south |
longitude | lines that run across the map or globe |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
cardinal directions | North south east west |
map scale | the relashonship beetween the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemisphere | a half of earth |
equator | the main line of latitude |
circle graph | pie shaped graph shopws whole divided |
globe | a ball shaped and modled to look like earth |
population density | average number of people per sqare mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grad system | when latitude and longitude lines cross each other |
climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place |
pictographs | makes comparisson useing symbols or pictures |
relative location | how far and in what direction is one place to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way |
political map | a map showing people made boundries |
physical map | a map shows elevation |
map key | a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map |
climate | average weather pattern in area |
abosolute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows diretions on a map |
latitude | partellel that run east to west or globe |