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1BasicGeoTerms
Unit 1 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A book of maps | Atlas |
| Height above sea level | elevation |
| A half of the Earth | Hemisphere |
| A small symbol that shows direction on a map. | Compass Rose |
| study of the Earth and it's people | geography |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | Artic Circle |
| Latitude 66 1/2 degrees south | Anartic Circle |
| Maridians that run north and south on a map or globe | longitude |
| Shows specific info like climate or population | thematic map |
| Measures distance on a map. | Scale Bar |
| a guide to the symbols on a map | map key |
| relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map. | map scale |
| An average weather pattern of an area | Climate |
| The main line of latitude | Equator |
| Pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided | Circle Graph |
| A ball shaped map the Earth. | Globe |
| Average number of people per square mile | population density |
| A graph that compares informaion | Bar graph |
| Climate or weather patterns in a specific place. | Climograph |
| Makes comparison using symbols or pictures | Pictgraph |
| how far and un what direction one place us is to another | chart |
| a graphic way of prresenting info in an organized way. | political map |
| map that shows elevation | physicaal map |
| graph that compares info | bar graph |
| the exact position of a place on earth. | absolute location |