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B Basic Geo terms
Unit 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a book of maps | atlas |
| height above sea level | elevation |
| study of the earth and everything on it | geography |
| average weather pattern of an area | climate |
| a map that shows an area's resources/products | resource map |
| a small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
| North south east and west | cardinal directions |
| climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climo graph |
| a ball-shaped map of the earth | globe |
| latitude/longitude lines crss each other | grid system |
| makes comparisson-uses symbols/pics | pictograph |
| the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |
| a graphic way of presenting info in an organized way | chart |
| a guide to the symbolson a map | map key |
| the study of the earth/everything on it | geography |
| a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
| a half of the earth | hemisphere |
| the main line of latitude | equator |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | arctic circle |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | antarctic |
| meridians (lines) that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
| map that shows specific info like climate or population | thematic map |
| measures distance on a map | scale bar |
| the relationship in real life and on a map | map scale |
| pie shaped graph shows "whole" divided | circle graph |
| average number of people per square mile | population density |
| how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |