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final exam review I
ch. 1 vocab
Term | Definition |
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atlas | 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 |
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 | measures distances on a map |
cardinal directions | north south east west |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemispere | a half of the earth |
equator | the main line of the earth |
circle graph | pie shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
globe | a ball spherical shape of the earth |
population denisty | average number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid system | when latitude and longitude lines cross each other |
climogragh | shows climate or the weather of patternd in a specific place |
pictograph | 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 show people made boundaries |
phyical map | a map showing elevation |
map key | a guide that shows what color and symbols mean on the map |
climate | average weather pattern of an area |
absolute location | the exact position of on earth |
compose rose | small symbols that shows direction on a map |
latitude | parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe |