Term | Definition |
a book of maps | atlas |
height above sea level | elevation |
study of the earth (land and people) | geography |
latitude line 66 1/2 degress north | arctic circle |
latitude line 66 1/2 degress south | antarctic circle |
meridians (lines) that run north/south on a map or globe | longitude |
map that shows specific info like climate or population | thematic map |
measures distance on a map | scale bar |
North, South, East, West | Cardinal Dirctions. |
The relationship between the distance two places in real life and on map | Map scale |
A Half On Earth | hemisphere |
the main line of latitude | equator |
pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided | circle graph |
a ball (spherical) shaped model of the earth | globe |
average number of people per square mile | population density |
a graph that compares information | ber qraph |
when latitude/longitude lines cross each other | grib system |
shows climate or wreather patterns ina specific place | climograph |
makes comparision using symbols or pictures | pictographs |
how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |
a graphic way or presenting info in an organized way | chart |
a map showing people-made boundaries | politicail map |
a map shows elevation | physicail map |
a guide that shows what colors and symbols mean on a map | map key |
average wreather pattern of an area | climate |
the exact position of a place on the earth | absolute location |
small symbol that shows directions on a map | compass rose |
parallel lines that run east to west on a map or globe | latitude |