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Ch.1Vocab
| 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 |
| Antarctic 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 nspecific info like climate or population. |
| scale bar | measures distance on a map |
| cardinal dirctions | North, South, East,West |
| map scale | the relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on map |