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FinalExamReview
Ch.1Vocab
Term | Definition |
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atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of the earth (land and people) |
Arctic Circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
Antarctic 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 nspecific info like climate or population. |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
cardinal dirctions | North, South, East,West |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on map |