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GEO terms01
Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Average number of people per sg. mile. | population density[ |
| Makes comparission-uses symbols/pics. | Pictograph |
| The main line of latitude. | Equator |
| A graphic way of presenting info in a organized way. | Chart |
| The exact position of a place on earth. | Absolute location long/lat (coordinates are neded) |
| A map that people-made boundaries. | political map |
| A half of the earth. | Hemisphere |
| A guide to the sysbols on a map. | Map key |
| latitude | West to east |
| How far and in what direction one place to another | Relative location |
| Latitude/longitude lines cross each other | Grid system |
| Average weather pattern of an area. | Climate |
| How far and what direction one place is to another. | relative location |
| A ball-shaped map of the earth | Globe |
| The main line of longitude. | Prime merdian |
| PPei-shaped gragh.Show "Whole" Divided | Circle graph |
| Climate or weather patterns in a specific place | Climo graph |
| A graph compares info | Bar Grap |
| A small symbol that shows directions on a map. | compase rose |
| Relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | Map scale |
| A map that shows an area's elevation. | Physical map |
| Average number of people per sg. mile | Population density |
| A map showing what an area's land is used for. | land use map |
| North South east West | Cardinal Directions |
| Makes comparison using symbols or pictures | pictograph |
| A map shwing people -made boundaries | political map |
| The exact position o a place on earth | Absolute location |