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chapter1 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of the earth (land and people) |
artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antarctic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
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 the map |
cardinal dirctions | NORTH,SOUTH,EAST,WEST |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemisphere | A halfd of the earth |
Equator | The main line of latitude |
circle graph | Pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
globe | a ball(spherical)shaped model |
population density | average number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares infcormation |
grid system | when latitude/longitude |
climograph | |
pictographs | |
relative location | |
chart political map | |
physical map | |
map key | |
climate | |
absolute location | |
compass rose | |
latitude |