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1BasicGeoTermsMTA
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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A Book Of Maps | Atlas |
Height Above Sea Level | Elevation |
Study of Earth and Everything On It (Land and people) | Geography |
Climate or weather patterns in a specific place | Climograph |
A graphic way of presenting information in an orginized way | Chart |
Average number of people per square mile | Population Density |
How far and in what direction one place is to another | Relative location |
A map that shows an are's elevation | Physical Map |
A map that shws people made boundries | Political Map |
A small symbol that shows direction on a map | Compass Rose |
A guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | Map Key |
Average weather pattern of an area | Climate |
The exact position of a place on Earth | Absolute Location |
A map that shows an area's resources and products | Rescource Map |
Pie shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided | Circle Graph |
The main line of latitude | Equator |
Parallel lines that run East to West | Latitude |
Latitude/Longetude lines cross each other | Grid System |
Makes a comparisson and uses symbols and pictures | Pictograph |
A graph that compares information | Bar Graph |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | Arctic Circle |
Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | Antarctic Circle |
Meridians (lines) that run north/south on a map or globe | Longitude |
North, South, East, and West | Cardinal Directions |
Measures distance on a map | Scale Bar |
A half of the Earth | Hemisphere |
The relationship between the distance of 2 places in real life and on a map | Map scale |
Map that shows specific information like climate or population | Thematic Map |
A ball shaped model of the Earth | Globe |