Chapter 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| a book of maps | atlas
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| height above sea level | elevation
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| study of the earth (land and people) | geography
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| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | Arctic Circle
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| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | Antarctic Circle
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| meridians (lines) that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude
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| map that shows specific info like climate or population | thematic map
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| measures distance on a map | scale bar
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| North, South, East, West | Cardinal Directions
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| The relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map | map scale
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| a half of the earth | hemisphere
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| the main line of latitude | equator
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| pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided | circle graph
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| a ball (spherical) shaped model of the earth | globe
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| average number of people per square mile | population density
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| a graph that compares information | bar graph
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| When latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grid system
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| shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climograph
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| makes comparison using symbols or pictures | pictographs
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| how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative locstion
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| a graphic way of pressing info in an organized way | chart
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| a map showing people-made boundaries | political map
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| a map shows elevation | physical map
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| a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | map key
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| average weather pattern of an area | climate
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| the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location
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| small symbol that shows directions on a map | compass rose
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| parallel lines that run east to west on amp or globe | latitude
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