Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Graphs/Diagrams/Charts
Latitude and Longitude
Hemispheres
100
N, S, E, W
What are Cardinal Directions?
100
Computer software used by Geographers.
What is GIS?
100
uses pictures or symbols, with each picture or symbol representing an amount
What is a Pictograph?
100
44 N, 95 W
What is Minneapolis, USA?
100
Mexico
What is NW?
200
Explains the symbols, lines, and colors on a map
What is a Map Key?
200
Type of map that calls out landforms and water features.
What is a Physical Map?
200
gives an overall picture of the climate using a line graph and a bar graph
What is a Climograph?
200
31 N, 119 E
What is Shanghai, China?
200
Pennsylvania
What is NW?
300
NW, SW, SE, NE
What are Intermediate Directions?
300
height above sea level
What is elevation?
300
if you wanted to compare quantities or data you would use a...
What is a Bar Graph?
300
33 S, 115 E
What is Perth, Austrailia?
300
Taiwan
What is NE?
400
Lines that run N and S but measure E and W
What is Longitude?
400
exact location using latitude and longitude
What is absolute location?
400
shows changes over time
What is a Line Graph?
400
20 N, 100 W
What is Mexico City, Mexico?
400
Zambia
What is SE?
500
Define Latitude
What are lines that run E and W but measure N and S?
500
Describe a political map
What is a map that shows names and boundaries of countries?
500
give an example of how you would use a circle graph
What is show how the whole is divided into parts or taking a survey and using percents to show data?
500
35 S, 59 W
What is Buenos Aires, Argentina?
500
Spain
What is NW and NE
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