Term | Definition |
atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study earth (land and people) |
Arctic Circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
Antarctic Circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | meridians (line) thatrum north/south on a map or globe |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate orpopulation |
scale bar | measures distance an a map |
Cardinal Dirctions | North, South, East, West |
map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life |
hemmisphere | a half of the earth |
Equator | the main line of latituded |
circle graph | pie-shapes graph shows "whole"divides |
globe | a ball (spherical) shaped model of the earth |
population density | average number of people per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid system | when latitude/longitude line cross each other |
climograph | shows clikmate or weather patterns in a 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 presentinginfo in an organized way |
political map | a map showing people -made boundaries |
physical map | a map shows elevation |
map key | a guide that shows what colors and symbolos mean a map |
climate | avarage weather pattern of an area |
absolute location | the exact of a place on earth |
campass rose | small symbol that shows direction on a map |
latitude | parallel lines that run east to west on a map |