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The area
between
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn around the equator, where the climate is generally hot.
Tropical Zone
The area that uses the same clock time. Earth is divided into 24 standard zones.
Time zones
Earth’s imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and measure north and south
latitude
The total value of the goods and services produced by a country divided by its population. (Gross Domestic Product)
GDP Per Capita
Inaccurate shapes, sizes, distances and directions found on map projections
Map Distortion
The area between the Arctic circle and the North Pole or between the Antarctic circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold.
Polar Zone
The condition in the atmosphere at any given time or place. For example: it is raining today
Weather
Experiences four seasons between the Arctic circle and Tropic of Cancer and Antarctic circle and Tropic of Capricorn.
Temperate Zone
The average age that a person in a given population can expect to live.
Life Expectancy
The precise point where a place is located on Earth
Absolute location
The pattern of weather over a long period of time
Climate
Where a place is located in relation to another place
Relative location
Earth’s imaginary lines that run between the North and South poles that measure east and west
Longitude
Percentage of people who can read and write in a given population.
Literacy Rate
The average number of people who live in a given area. Population / area.
A. Population density
B. cash
C. fast
D. what what
A. Population Density
Author
Roberts
ID
166721
Card Set
OMS Geo Unit 1
Description
Unit 1 Vocab Words
Updated
2012-08-28T14:39:44Z
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