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FinalExamReview
Ch.1
Term | Definition |
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atlas | book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of earth (land and people) |
artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antartic circle | 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 | the relationship between the ditsance between two places in rea life and on a map |
Hemisphere | a half of the earth |
Equater | the main line of latitude |
circle graph | pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
globe | a ball (sphereical)shaped model of the earth |
population | average number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares info |
grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross each each other |
climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific Place |
pictographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
relative location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way |
political map | a map showing peole -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 of an area |
absolute location | the exact positiion of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows direction on a map |
latitude | parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe |
bay | a part of a large body of water that extends into the shorline |
wide strait or waterway between two landmasses thta lie close to eacxh other | |
usaul predictable pattern of weather over a long period of time | |
moving streams of water in the worlds oceans affects climate | |
long periods of extreme anddryness and water shortage features of lands | |
height above sea level | |
individual features of the land | |
Part of a large body of water that enstends inland;larger than a bay | |
a shelterd place along a shore line where ships can anchor safely |