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atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of earth |
arctic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antarctic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | 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 | north,south,east,west |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemisphere | a half of the earth |
equator | the main line of latitude |
circle graph | pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
globe | a ballshaped model of the earth |
population density | averge number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross each other |
climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place |