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finalexam review 1
chap 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atlas | a book of maps |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| geography | study of the earth (land and people) |
| artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
| antarctic cirle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
| longitude | meridians(lines) that run north/south on a map or globe |
| thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
| scale bar | measure distance on a map |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
| map scale | 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 esrth |
| population density | average number of poeple per square mile |
| bar graph | a graph that compares information |
| grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross eachother |
| climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place |
| pictographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictrures |
| relative location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
| chart | a graphic way of presenting infor in an organized way |
| political map | a map showing poeple-boundering |
| physical map | a map shows elevation |
| map key | a guid that show what color the system mean on a map |
| climate | average weather patterns of an area |
| absolute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
| compass rose | small symbal that shows directin of the map |