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Term Unit 1

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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A book of maps   Atlas  
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Height above sea level   Elevation  
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West and East   Latitude  
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Pre-shaped graph Shows "Whole" divided   Circle Graph  
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Climate or weather patterens in a seperate place   Climo Graph  
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A graphic way of presenting onfo in a organized way   Chart  
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How far and in what direction one place is to another.   Relative location  
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The main line of latitude.   Equator  
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A half of the Earth.   Hemispere  
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A map that shows people- made boundaries   Political map  
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A map that shows an area's elevation   Physical Map  
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The study of the earth/everything on it   Geography  
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Average weather patteren of an area   Climate  
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A small symbol that shows direction on a map.   Compass Rose  
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Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north   Artic Circle  
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Latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south   Antarctic Circle  
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Meridian that run north/south on a map or globe   Longitude  
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Measure distance on a map   Scale Bar  
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The exact position of a place on Earth.   Absolute location long/Lat (Coordinates are needed)  
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Relationship between the distance in real life and the distance on a map   Map Scale  
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Average number of people per sq. mile   Population Density  
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A guide to the symbols on a map.   Map Key  
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a graph that compares info   Bar graph  
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A ball- shaped map of the Earth   Globe  
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When latitude/longitude lines cross each other   Grid System  
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Make comparison   Pictograph  
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How far and in what direction one place is to another   Relative Location  
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A graphic way of presenting info in an organized way   Chart  
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part of a body of water that extends into shoreline   Bay  
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Wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other   Channel  
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usual predictable pattern of weather over along period of time   Climate  
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Moving streams of water in the worlds ocean; affects climate   Current  
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ong period of extreme dryness and water shortage   Drought  
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Height above sea level   Elevation  
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individual features of land   Landform  
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Parts of a large body of water that enstends inland;larger than a bay   Gulf  
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A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safetly   Harbor  
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Violent tropical storms with high wind and rain   Hurricaine  
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Land completly surrounded by water   island  
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A sizeable inland body of water   Lake  
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Cold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the North Pole and 60 degrees south from the south pole   High latitude climate  
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Warm year around extend from the equattor to the Tropic of Cancer and from the equator to the Tropic of Capricorn   Tropical Climate  
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Temperate climate extend from 23 1/2 degrees north to 60 degrees north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south   mid latitude climate  
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Movements of air that travel around the earth in a typical patteren   Prevailing Wind  
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Caused by the combination of tempature wind and water formed when cold winds from the north and weak Pacific Ocean gets warmer Occurs every 3 years   El Nino  
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Eastern winds become strong and the opposite of El Nino occurs Pacific Oceans get colder   El Nina  
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Dry to partically dry areas with little no rain temperature can range from very hot to very cold   Dry Climate  
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Name for a hurricaine from Asia   Typhoon  
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Funnel shaped windstorms sometimes form during a thunder storm   Tornado  
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Low latitude region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capicorn   Tropics  
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Lands with steep sides that rise sharply (1000 ft or more) from surrounding land.   Mountain  
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Traditional   family or community-based on custom and rituals.  
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Market   individual or consumer- choices.  
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Command   centrally controlled, government makes all decisions  
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Mixed   Some gov't control in a market system  
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