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final exam review
chapter 1 vocabuary
| 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 |