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FinalExamReviewI
Ch 1 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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A bookof maps. | Atlas |
Height above sea level. | Elevation |
Study the Earth. (land and people.) | Geography |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north. | Arctic Circle |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south. | Antarctic Circle |
Meridians(lines)that run north/south on a map or globle. | Longitude |
Map that shows specific info like climate or population. | Thematic Map |
Measures distance on a map. | Scale Bar |
North, South, East, West. | Cardinal Dirctions |
The relationship between two places in real life and on a map. | Map Scale |
A half of the Earth. | Hemisphere |
The main line of latitude. | Equator |
Pie-shaped graph shows "whole"divided. | Circle Graph |
A ball (spherical) shaped model of the Earth. | Globe |
Average number of people per suare mile. | Population Density |
A graph that compares information. | Bar Graph |
When latitude/longitude lines cross each other. | Grid System |
Shows climate or wether patterns in a specific place. | Climograph |
Makes comparison using symbols or pictures. | Pictographs |
How far and in what direction one place is to another. | Relative Location |
A graphic way of presenting info in an organized way. | Chart |
A map showind people -made boundaries. | Political Map |
A map shows elevation. | Physical Map |
A guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map. | Map Key |
Average weather pattern of an area. | Climate |
the exact position of a place on Earth. | Absolute Location |
Small symbol that shows directions on a map. | Compas Rose |
Parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe. | Latitude |