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WorldGeo Final Vocab
vocabulary flashcards for our world geography final
Term | Definition |
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Absolute location | |
relative location | |
distortion | |
map projections | |
compass rose | |
cardinal directions | |
intermediate directions | |
map legend | |
map key | |
map grid | |
parallels of latitude | |
equator | |
meridians of longitude | |
prime meridian | |
International Date Line | |
coordinates | |
map scale | |
hemispheres | |
continents | |
Tropic of Cancer | |
Tropic of Capricorn | |
Arctic Circle | |
Antarctic Circle | |
Thematic map | |
Land form | |
physical feature | |
population density | |
climate zone | |
climograph | |
vegetation zones | |
land use | |
economic activity | |
region | |
Gentrification | |
Examples of Physical characteristics | (animal life, climate, soil, landforms, vegetation) |
Examples of Human Characteristics | (language, religion, political structure, population, economics, quality of life) |
Formal region |