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Geography Basic Term
A Flashcard set of Geography Basic Terms for Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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A book of maps. | atlas |
height above sea level | elevation |
North, south, east, west | cardinal directions |
Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest | ordinal directions |
The exact position of a place on earth. | absolute location |
A graph that compares info. | bar graph |
Drawings that show steps in a process | diagram |
A small symbol that shows direction on a map. | compass rose |
How far and in what direction one place is to another. | relative location |
Pie-shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided | Circle (or pie) graph |
A graphic way of presenting info in an organised way | chart |
The main line of latitude | equator |
A guide to the symbols on a map | map key |
Average weather pattern of an area | climate |
A map that shows people-made boundaries | political map |
Average number of people per sq. mile | population density |
relationship between the distance real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
a half of the earth | hemisphere |
Makes comparisons-uses symbols and pictures | pictograph |
Ways of showing earth's surface on flat area | projection |
The study of the earth/everything on it | geography |
A map that shows an area's resources/products | resource map |
A map showing what an area's land is used for | land use map |
The main line of longitude | Prime meridian |
Climate or weather patterns in a specific place | Climograph |
the study of the earth's surface features | topography |
A ball-shaped model of the earth | globe |
a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
Latitude | location north or south of the equator, measured by imaginary parallels (left and right) numbered in degrees north or south |
latitude 66.5 degrees north | artic circle |
latitude 66.5 degrees south | antartic circle |
longitude | location east or west of the Prime meridian, measured by imaginary meridians (north and south) numbered in degrees east or west |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
a map that shows specific information | theme map |