Term | Definition |
atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of the earth (land and people) |
arctic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antartic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | meridians (lines)that run north/south on a map or globe |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
scale bar | measures distance on a map |
cardinal directions | north,south,east,west |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between 2 places on a map |
hemisphere | a half of the earth |
equator | the main line of latitude |
circle graph | pie shaped graph |
globe | a ball(spherical)shaped model of the earth |
population density | average number of people per square mile |
bar gragh | graph that compares information |
grid system | when latitude/lonitude lines cross each other |
climograph | shows climate or weather paterns in specific place |
pictographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
relative location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting info in an organiztion |
poilitical map | a map showing people boundaries |
physical map | a map shows elevation |
map key | a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean ona map |
climate | average weather pattern of an area |
absolute location | the exact postion of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbol that shows directions on a map |
latitude | parallel lines that run east west on a map or globe |