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Final Exam Review 1
Vocabulary Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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Atlas | book of maps |
Elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of the earth-land and people |
Arctic Circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
Antarctic Circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
Longitude | meridians-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 Directions | Noth South East West |
Map Scale | the relationship between two places in real life and on a map |
Hemisphere | half of the earth |
Equator | main line of latitude |
Circle Graph | Pie~shaped graph-shows "whole" divided |
Globe | a ball-spherical-shaped model of the earth |
Population Density | average number of people per square mile |
Bar Graph | a graph that compares information |
Gris System | whem longitude/latitude lines cross eachother |
Climorgraph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place |
Pictograph | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
Relitive Location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
Chart | a graphic way of presenting information in an orginized way |
Political Map | a map showing people-made boundaries- |
Physical Map | a map that shows elivation |
Map Key | a guid that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map |
Climate | average weather pattern of an area |
Absoule Location | the exact position of a place on earth |
Compass Rose | small symbol that shows directions on a map |