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1BasicGeoTerms
Terms Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a book of maps | atlas |
| height above sea level | elevation |
| Pie-shaped graph shows "whale" divided | circle graph |
| The study of the earth/everything on it | geography |
| A map that shows people-made boundries | political map |
| a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
| A half of the earth | hemissphere |
| The main line of latitude | equator |
| How far and in what direction one place is to another place | relative location |
| Height above sea level | elevation |
| a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | chart |
| A small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
| a comparisson -usessymbols/pics | pictograph |
| the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location long. & lat. (coordinates are neeeded) |
| a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
| latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grid system |
| North, South, East, West | Cardinal directions |
| ordinal directions | NE, NW, SE, SW |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees North | Artic Circle |
| latitude lines 66 1/2 degrees South | Antartic Circle |
| meridians that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
| latitude | parallel lines on a map or globe that run west to east |
| measures distance on a map | scale bar |
| climate or wether patterns in a specific place | climograph |
| A graph that compares info | bar graph |
| The main line of longitude | prime meridian |
| Average weather pattern of an area | climate |
| a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
| relation between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
| a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | map key |
| average number of people per square mile | popular density |