Unit 1 - Human Geography Vocab

2. A line of longitude at 180 degrees in the Pacific Ocean. Traveling west of the line adds a day while moving east subtracts.
3. the imaginary line that divides the world between northern and southern hemispheres.
5. Southern most point on earth at 90 degrees south.
7. Maps that emphasize a single idea about an area.
10. Used to compare and contrast 2+ subjects.
11. Northern most point on earth at 90 degrees north.
12. Useful tools that arranges data into columns and rows.
13. Shows roads, highways, city locations, and even points of interest.
14. Explanation of the symbols on a map.
15. The use of symbols to represent information on a map.
17. Uses percentages to show how parts of a whole compare to eachother.
18. Shows features of Earth's Surface.
19. An imaginary line that represent zero degrees longitude, passing through Greenwich and England.
21. Imaginary line of latitude located 23.5 degrees North, above the equator.
22. imaginary lines that run vertically around the globe using degrees. Used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian (meridians).
23. imaginary lines that run horizontally around the globe using degrees. Used to measure distance north and south of the equator (Parallels).
26. Imaginary line of latitude located 23.5 degrees South, below the equator.
27. changes in 2+ variables and changing of circumstances.
29. Drawings that show what something is or how it is done.

1. Special graphs that use picture to represent information.
4. Uses contor lines to show changes of the landscape.
6. Shows comparisons to make value differences stand out.
8. Directional marker that shows north, south, east, and west.
9. Directions on a compass rose that show northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.
16. Used to relate distance on the map to real distance on the ground.
20. Half of a sphere or globe, as in the earth's northern and southern hemispheres.
24. the division of the world into 24 zones. Each zone represents 15 degrees longitude. East subtracts an hour, West adds one.
25. Shows boundaries of countries.
28. Diagram showing the main idea and details of a subject.