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B Basic Geo terms
Unit 1 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |