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BasicGeographicTerms
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A book of maps? | An Atlas |
Height above sea level? | Elevation |
Study of the Earth and everything on it? | Geography |
A graph that compares information? | A Bar Graph |
A guide to the symbols on a map? | A Map Key |
A map that shows people-made boundries? | Political Map |
A pie shaped graph; shows "whole: divided? | A Circle Graph |
A map that shows an area's elevation? | Physical Map |
The main line of latitude? | The equator. |
How far and in what direction one place is to another? | Relative location |
Climate or weather patterns in a specific place? | Climograph. |
The maine line of longitude? | Prime Meridian |
Average number of people per sq. mile? | Population density. |
Latitude | From west to east. |
Average weather pattern of an area? | Climate |
Latitude/ longitude lines crossing each other? | Grid system. |
Ball shaped map of the Earth? | A Globe. |
The relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map? | Map scale. |
A graphic way of presenting info in an organized way? | A Chart. |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south? | Antartic Circle |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north? | Artic Circle. |
North, south, east and west are all...? | Cardinal Directions. |
The exact position of a place on Earth? | Absolute direction. |
Half of earth. | Hemi-sphere. |
A graphic way of presenting information. | Graph |
Small symbol that shows directions on a map. | Compass rose. |
When latitude and longitude lines cross each other? | Grid System |