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BasicGeographyTerms
Unit One Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A book of maps | Atlas |
Height above sea level | Elevation |
The study of the earth and everything on it (land&&people) | Geography |
A graphic way of presenting into in an organized way | Chart |
A guide to the symbols on a map | Map key |
Average number of people per square mile | Population density |
Pie-shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided | Circle graph |
Climate or weather patterns in a specific place | Climo graph |
A map that shows an area's elevation | Physical map |
The main line of longitude. | Prime Meridian |
A map that shows people-made boundries. | Political map |
A half of the Earth | Hemisphere |
A graph that compares info | Bar graph |
A ball-shaped map of the Earth | Globe |
A small symbol that shows directions on a map | Compass rose |
The main line of latitude | Equator |
How far and in what direction one place is to another | Relative location |
A map showing what an area's land is used for | Land use map |
A map that shows an area's resources/products | Resource map |
Relationship between the distance in real life snd the distance on a map. | Map scale |
North,south,east,west | Cardinal Directions |
NE,NW,SE,SW | Ordinal Directions |
Makes comparison using symbols and pictures. | Picto Graph |
Latitude | Parrell lines that run east to west on a map |
Latitude line 66 1/2 derees north | Artic Circle |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | Antartic Circle |
Meridians (Lines) that run north/south on a map or globe | Longitude |
Map that shows specific info like climate or population | Thematic Map |
Measures distance on a map | Scale Bar |
Latitude/longitude lines cross each other | Grid System |
Average weather pattern of an area | Climate |
The exact location of a place on Earth | Absolute location |