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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atlas | a book of maps |
| elevation | high above sea level |
| geography | study of the eath land and people |
| artic circle | lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
| antartic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
| longitude | meridans (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 lines | North East South West |
| map scales | the realitionship between the distance between two places in realn life map. |
| hemishpere | a half of the earth |
| equator | the main line of latitude |
| circle graph | pie shped graph that shows whole divided |
| globe | a ball (spherical) shaped model of earth |
| population destony | average number of people per square miles |
| bar graph | graph the compares infomation |
| grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross each other |
| climograph | shows climate and weather patterens in a specific place |
| picographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictures |
| chart | a graphic wayof presting info in a organized way |
| political map | showing people made boundories |
| physicial map | map showing elevation |
| climate | average weather patterens of an area |
| compass rose | small sybol that shows direstion on a map |