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Unit 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a book of maps | atlas |
| realionship between the distance in real life and the ditance on a map | map scale |
| the main line of latitude | equator |
| average weather pattern of an area | climate |
| a map that shows poeple - made boundaries | political map |
| a graph that compares info | bar graph |
| climate or weather patterns in a specific place | climo graph |
| the main line of longitude | prime meridian |
| a small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
| pie-shaped graph shows whole divided | circle graph |
| a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | chart |
| how far and in what direction one place is to another | relative location |
| average nimber of poeple per sq. mile | population denssity |
| a map showing what an area'S LAND IS USED FOR | LAND USE MAP |
| the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location note:long lat (coordinates are needed |
| a ball - shaped map of the earth | globe |
| latitude ?longitube lines cross each other | gride septem |
| a half of the earth | hemisphere |
| a mao that shows an area's resources / products | resource map |
| a guide to the symbol on a map | map key |
| the study of earth's surface features | topography |
| a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
| latiude | |
| aritic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
| antarctic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
| longitude | meridians(lines)that run north/south on a map or globe |
| theme map | |
| scale bar |