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basic geo. term
unit 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a book of maps | atlas |
| height above sea level | elavation |
| study of the earth and things on it(land and people) | geography |
| a gaphic way of presenting info in a organized way | chart |
| average number of people per sq. mile | population density |
| climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climo graph |
| a guide to the symbols on a map | map key |
| a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
| a map that shows people - made boundaries | political map |
| the main line of longitude | prime meridian |
| a graph that compares info | bar graph |
| pie-shaped graph. shows "whole" divied | circle graph |
| a half of the earth | hemisphere |
| a map showing what an area's land is used for | land use map |
| how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |
| a that showsan area'resources/products | resource map |
| the main line of latitude | equator |
| relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
| a small symbol that shows directions on a map | compass rose |
| a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
| makes comparisson - uses symbols pictures | pictograph |
| north,south,east,west | cardinal directions |
| parallel lines that run east to west on map or globe | latitude |
| meridian lines that run north to 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 |
| latitude line 66 1/2 north | artic circle |
| latitude line 66 1/2 south | antarctic circle |
| where latitude and longitude lines cross to make a grid system | grid systems |
| the exact position of a place on the earth | absolute location |