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Geography Basic Term
Unit 1 vocab
Question | Answer |
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A book of maps | Atlas |
height above sea level | elevation |
climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climograph |
A map that shows people-made boundaries | political map |
Latitude | west to east |
Pie-shaped graph. shows "whole" divided | circle graph |
study of earth and everything on it | geography |
A graphic way of presenting info in an organized way | chart |
a guide to the symbols on a map | map key |
A graph that compares info | bar graph |
A small symbol that shows the direction on a map | compass rose |
A map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |
The main line of latitude | the equator |
how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |
Average number of people per sq. mile | population density |
Latitude/ Longitude lines cross each other | grid system |
relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
Average weather pattern of an area | climate |
the study of earth's surface features | topography |
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 |
a half of the earth | hemisphere |
North, South, East, and West | Cardinal directions |
longitude | North and South |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | Antartic circle |
A ball- shaped map of the earth | globe |
latitude line 66 1/2 north | artic circle |