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Final exam review 1
Ch.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atlas | a book of maps |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| geography | study of earth and land and its people |
| Artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degress north |
| Antartica | latitude line 66 1/2 south |
| longitude | lines that run across the map or globe |
| thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
| scale bar | measures distance on a map |
| cardinal directions | North south east west |
| map scale | the relashonship beetween the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
| hemisphere | a half of earth |
| equator | the main line of latitude |
| circle graph | pie shaped graph shopws whole divided |
| globe | a ball shaped and modled to look like earth |
| population density | average number of people per sqare mile |
| bar graph | a graph that compares information |
| grad system | when latitude and longitude lines cross each other |
| climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place |
| pictographs | makes comparisson useing symbols or pictures |
| relative location | how far and in what direction is one place to another |
| chart | a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way |
| political map | a map showing people made boundries |
| physical map | a map shows elevation |
| map key | a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map |
| climate | average weather pattern in area |
| abosolute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
| compass rose | small symbol that shows diretions on a map |
| latitude | partellel that run east to west or globe |