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FinalExamReviewI
ch1 vocabulary
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 661/2 degrees north |
antarctic | latitude line 661/2 degrees south |
longitube | meridians[line]that run north/south on a map or globe |
thematic map | map the shows specific info like climate or population |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
caedinal dirctions | north,south,east,west |
map scale | the relalionship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemisphere | a half of the earth |
equator | the mean line of latitube |
circle graph | pie-shaped graph shows ''whole'' divided |
globe | a ball[spherical] shaped modle of the earth |
population density | average number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross each other |
climograph | shows climate or weather pattems in a specific place |
pictograph | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
ralative 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 showinng people-made boundaries |
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 position of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows directions on a map |
latitude | parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe |