finalexam review 1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
atlas | a book of maps |
elevation | height above sea level |
geography | study of the earth (land and people) |
artic circle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees north |
antarctic cirle | latitude line 66 1/2 degrees south |
longitude | meridians(lines) that run north/south on a map or globe |
thematic map | map that shows specific info like climate or population |
scale bar | measure distance on a map |
cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
map scale | relationship between the distance between two places in real life and on a map |
hemisphere | a half of the earth |
equator | the main line of latitude |
circle graph | pie-shaped graph shows "whole" divided |
globe | a ball (spherical) shaped model of the esrth |
population density | average number of poeple per square mile |
bar graph | a graph that compares information |
grid system | when latitude/longitude lines cross eachother |
climograph | shows climate or weather patterns in a specific place |
pictographs | makes comparison using symbols or pictrures |
relative location | how far and in what direction one place is to another |
chart | a graphic way of presenting infor in an organized way |
political map | a map showing poeple-boundering |
physical map | a map shows elevation |
map key | a guid that show what color the system mean on a map |
climate | average weather patterns of an area |
absolute location | the exact position of a place on earth |
compass rose | small symbal that shows directin of the map |
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