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Terms Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a book of maps | Atlas |
| height above sea level | elevation |
| the main line of latitude | the equator |
| a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way | charts |
| hor far and in what direction one place is to another | reletive location |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees North | Artic Circle |
| lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees South | Antartic Circle |
| meridians that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
| shows specific info like climate or population | thematic map |
| meaures distance on a map | scale bar |
| a half of the earth | hemisphere |
| a map that shows people made boundries | political map |
| a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
| the study of the earth/ everything on it | geography |
| parallel lines that run east or west | latitude |
| climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climograph |
| makes comparisson- uses symbols /pics | pictograph |
| north south east or west | cardinal directions |
| a guide to the symbols on a map | key or legend |
| average weather pattern of the area | climate |
| a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
| relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
| pie shaped graph shows whole divided | circle graph |
| average number of people per square mile | population density |
| latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grid system |
| a graph that compares infromation | bar graph |
| the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |
| a small symbol that shows direction | compass rose |