Terms Unit 1
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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 | lattitude
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| Pie-shaped graph. Shows "whole" divided | circle-graph
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| Climate or weather patterns in a degree | Climigraph
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| a graphic way of presenting info in a organized way | Chart
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| How far and ibn what direction one place is to another. | relative location
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| The main line of lattitude | Equator
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| A half of the earth | hemisphere
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| A map that shows people-made boundires | political map
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| A map that shows an area's elevation | A physical map
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| The study of earth/everything on it | geopgraphy
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| Average weather pattern of an area | climate
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| A small symbol that shows direction on a map | compass rose
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| Lattitude line 66 1/2 degrees north | arctic circle
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| Lattitude 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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| shows specififc info like climate or population | thematic map
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| measures distnace on a map | scale bar
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| relation between the distance in a real life and the distance on a map | map scale
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| A guide to the symbols on a map | map key
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| makes comparisson-uses symbols/pics | pictograph
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| average number of people per sg. mile | population density
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| Latitude/ longitutude luines cross each other | grid system
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| A ball-shaped map of earth | globe
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| bay | part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally smaller then a gulf.
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| Gulf | part of a large body of water that extends into a shore line generally larger and more deeply indented then a bay.
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| Landforms | Individual features of the land.
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| La Nina | Pattern of unusual weather in the Pacific Ocean that has the opposite effects of El Nino.
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| lake | A sizeable inland body of water.
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| plateau | are of a flat or rolling land at a high elevation , about 300-3,000 feet high.
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| Peninsula | peice of land with water on three sides.
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| Plains | low-lying stretch of a flat or gently rolling land
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| Physical Feature | Characteristic of a place occuring naturally such as a landform, body of water, climate pattern, or resource.
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| Valley | area of low land between hills or mountains
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| Volcano | mountain created as liquid rock and ash erupt from inside the earth.
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| Channel | wide straight or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other; deep poart of a river ir waterway
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| Current | moving streams of water in the world's oceans; affects climate.
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| Prevaling Wind | movements of air that travel around earth in a typical pattern.
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| el nino | Caused by the combination of temperature wind and water. Formed whedn cold winds from the north are weak. Pacific ocean gets warmer. Happens every three years.
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| harbor | a sheltered place where ships can anchor safely.
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| hurricane | violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rainfall.
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| high lattitude Climate | vold climate lies from 60 degrees north to the north pole and from 60 degrees to south to the south pole.
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| highland climate | cool or cold climate that varies with elevation (like high uo in thwe mountains)
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| tropical climate | warm year round extends from the equator of the tropic cancer (23 1/2 degrees north)and from the equator to the tropic capricorn (23 1/2 degrees south)
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| mild lattirude climate | tempermate climate (think seasons)extend from 231/2 degrees north to 60 north and from 23 1/2 degrees south to 60 degrees south
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| dry climate | dry to partially dry areas with little to no rain; temperatures can range from very cold to very hot
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| typhoon | name for a hurricane in aisa
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| current | moving streans of water in the world's oceans; affects climate
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| climate | usual predictable pattern of weather over a long period
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