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basic geo term
unit 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| door of maps | atlas |
| hight above sea level | elevation |
| study of the earth and everything on it | geography |
| the main line of latitude | eqautor |
| average weather pattern of an area | climate |
| a map that shows an area's resources/products | reasource map |
| a small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
| North, South, East, West | cardinal directions |
| climate and weatherpatterns in a specific place | climograph |
| a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
| latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grid system |
| a guide to the symbols on a map | map key |
| a graph that compares information | bar graph |
| a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | chart |
| a half of the earth | hemisphere |
| latitude | latitude |
| a map of people-made boundaries | political maps |
| the main line of longituded | prime meridian |
| how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative lcation |
| relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degresse north | artic circle |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degresse south | artic circle |
| meridians that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
| measures distance on a map | scale bar |
| pie shaped graph. shows whole divided | circle graph |
| avrage number of people per sqaure mile | population density |
| makes comparison using symbols or pictures | pictographs |
| a map shows elevation | pysical map |