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geo words
unit 1 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the study of the earth/ everything on it | geography |
| a map that shows people -made boundaries | political map |
| the main line of longitude | prime meridian |
| a map that shows an area's elevation | physical map |
| a graph that compares info | Bar graph |
| a small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose |
| a ball shaped map of the earth | globe |
| height above sea level | elevation |
| relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map | map scale |
| average weather pattern of an area | climate |
| west an east is what | latitude |
| a book of maps | atlas |
| latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | arctic |
| latitude line 661/2 degrees south | antarctic |
| meridians (lines) that run north/south on a map | longtitude |
| map that shows specific info like climate or populations | thematic map |
| measures distance on a map | scale bar |
| north south east west | cardinal dirctions |
| parallel lines that that run east to west on a map or globe | latitude |
| the exact position of a place on earth | absolute location |