Term | Definition |
atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | hight above sea level |
geography | study of earth(land and people) |
artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antartic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | merdians(lines) that run noth/south on a map or globe |
thermatic map | map that shows specific info like climate or popuation |
scale bar | measure distance on a map |
cardinal lines | North, South, East, West |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemisphere | a half of the earth |
equator | the 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 |
grid system | when latitude?longitude lines cross eachother |
climograph | shows climate or weather patterns ina specific place |
pictographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
relative location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting info in an orginized way |
political map | a map showing people- made boundries |
physical map | a map shows evaluation |
map key | a giude that shows what colors and what symbols mean on a map |
climate | average weather patternof an area |
absolute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows directions on a map |
latitude | parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe |