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Final Exam review 1
Chapter 1 vocab
Term | Definition |
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atlas | book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of earht |
arctic circle | latitude line 661/2 degrees north |
arctic circle | latitude line 661/2 degrees south |
longitude | meridians that run north and south on globe |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climatye or pearson |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
cardinal directions | north,south,east,west |
map scale | the relationship between two places in real life or on a map |
hemisphere | a half of the earth |
equator | the main line of lattitude |
circle graph | pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
globe | a baall shaped modle of the earth |
population density | average number of people in a square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid system | when lattiude or longitude line crosses eachother |
climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a spicific place |
pictographs | makes comparison using pictures or symbols |
reletave locatin | HOW FAR or what direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way |
a map that shows elevatiom | physical map |
political map | a map showing people made business |
map key | a guid that shows what colors or symbols on a map |
climate | average weather pattern of an area |
absoulute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows direction on a map |