Term | Definition |
atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | a height above sea level |
geography | study of earth land and people |
arctic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antartic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | meridians lines that run north or south on a map or globe |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
scale bar | mesures distance on a map |
cardinal directions | north south east and 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 destiny | average number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that comapres info |
grid system | when latitude or longitude lines cross each other |
climograph | shows climate or wether patterns in a specific place |
pictograph | makes comparison useing symbols or pictures |
relative location | how far in one direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way |
political map | a map showing people - made boundries |
physical map | a map that shows elevation |
map key | a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map |
climate | average weather pattern of an area |
absolute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows directions on a map |