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BasicGeoTerm
Unit 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A book of Maps | Atlas |
| Height above Sea level | Elevation |
| Study of the Earth and everything on it | Geography |
| A map that shows people-made boundaries | Political Map |
| A half of the Earth | Hemisphere |
| The main line of longitude | Prime meridian |
| A guide to the symbols on a map | Map Key |
| A map that shows an area's elevation | Physical Map |
| A graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | Chart |
| A graph that compares info | Bar Graph |
| Height above Sea level | Elevation |
| Average pattern of an area | Climate |
| Pie-shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided | Circle Graph |
| The exact position of a place on Earth | Absolute location |
| Small symmbol that shows directions on a map | Compass Rose |
| A ball-shaped map of the Earth | Globe |
| How far and in what direction one place is to another | Relative location |
| The main line of latitude | Equator |
| Relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | Map Scale |
| Latitude | East and West |
| Average number of people per sq. mile | Population Density |
| Climate or weather patterns in a specific place | Climo Graph |
| A graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | Chart |
| A map showing what an area's land is used for | Land use Map |
| Latitude/ longitude lines cross each other | Grid system |
| Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | Artic circle |
| Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south | Antartica Circle |
| 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 |
| North, South, East, West | Cardinal directions |
| Makes comparisson-uses symbols/pics | Pictograph |