Question | Answer |
A book of maps | atlas |
Height above sea level | elevation |
west and east | lattitude |
Pie-shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided | circle-graph |
Climate or weather patterns in a degree | Climigraph |
a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | Chart |
How far and ibn what direction one place is to another. | relative location |
The main line of lattitude | Equator |
A half of the earth | hemisphere |
A map that shows people-made boundires | political map |
A map that shows an area's elevation | A physical map |
The study of earth/everything on it | geopgraphy |
Average weather pattern of an area | climate |
A small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
Lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | arctic circle |
Lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | antarctic circle |
meridian that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
shows specififc info like climate or population | thematic map |
measures distnace on a map | scale bar |
relation between the distance in a real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
A guide to the symbols on a map | map key |
makes comparisson-uses symbols/pics | pictograph |
average number of people per sg. mile | population density |
Latitude/ longitutude luines cross each other | grid system |
A ball-shaped map of earth | globe |
bay | part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally smaller then a gulf. |
Gulf | part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally larger and more deeply indented then a bay. |
Landforms | Individual features of the land. |
La Nina | Pattern of unusual weather in the Pacific Ocean that has the opposite effects of El Nino. |
lake | A sizeable inland body of water. |
plateau | are of a flat or rolling land at a high elevation , about 300-3,000 feet high. |
Peninsula | peice of land with water on three sides. |
Plains | low-lying stretch of a flat or gently rolling land |
Physical Feature | Characteristic of a place occuring naturally such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource. |
Valley | area of low land between hills or mountains |
Volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth. |
Channel | wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep poart of a river ir waterway |
Current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate. |
Prevaling Wind | movements of air that travel around earth in a typical pattern. |
el nino | Caused by the combination of temperature wind and water. Formed whedn cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific ocean gets warmer. Happens every three years. |
harbor | a sheltered place where ships can anchor safely. |
hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall. |
high lattitude Climate | vold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the north pole and from 60 degrees to south to the south pole. |
highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high uo in thwe mountains) |
tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator of the tropic cancer (23 1/2 degrees north)and from the equator to the tropic capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south) |
mild lattirude climate | tempermate climate (think seasons)extend from 231/2 degrees north to 60 north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south |
dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot |
typhoon | name for a hurricane in aisa |
current | moving streans of water in the world's oceans; affects climate |
climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period |