Term | Definition |
Atlas | Book of maps |
Elevation | height above sea level |
Geograpy | study of the earth |
Artic circle | lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
Antartic circle | lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | lines thet run north/southon a map |
Thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
Scale bar | measures distance on a map |
cardinal direction | North,South,East,West |
Map scale | The relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
Hemispere | A half of the earth |
Equator | the main line of lattitude |
circle graph | pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
Globe | A ball shaped model of the earth |
Population density | average number of peaple per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid syestem | when lattitude/longitude lines cross each other |
climograhp | shows climate or weather patterns in a specifice place |
pictrograhps | makes coparisons using symbols or pictures |
relative location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of preasenting info in an orginized way |
politacal map | a map showing peaple-made bounderies |
pysical map | a map 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 |
Latitude | parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe |