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geo words
unit 1 vocab
Question | Answer |
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the study of the earth/ everything on it | geography |
a map that shows people -made boundaries | political map |
the main line of longitude | prime meridian |
a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
a graph that compares info | Bar graph |
a small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
height above sea level | elevation |
relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
average weather pattern of an area | climate |
west an east is what | latitude |
a book of maps | atlas |
latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | arctic |
latitude line 661/2 degrees south | antarctic |
meridians (lines) that run north/south on a map | longtitude |
map that shows specific info like climate or populations | thematic map |
measures distance on a map | scale bar |
north south east west | cardinal dirctions |
parallel lines that that run east to west on a map or globe | latitude |
the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |