| A | B |
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| Birth rate | the number of children born |
| Cardinal directions | Basic directions - N, S, E, W |
| Compass Rose | Map element which helps identify relative location |
| Death Rate | the number of people dying |
| Demographics | Study of population trends |
| Equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| parallels | another name for lines of latitude |
| meridians | another name for lines of longitude |
| GDP | the total value of goods and services in a country |
| GDP per capita | the total value of goods and services per person |
| hemisphere | portion of the earth which is divided by either the prime meridian or equator |
| infant mortality | the total number of infants that die in a country per 1,000 births |
| intermediate directions | NE, SE, NW, SW |
| latitude | imaginary lines that run east to west across the Earth |
| legend/key | map element which uses colors and/or symbols to represent information |
| less developed | a country whose economic indicators show it is a poorer country |
| more developed | a country whose economic indicators show it is wealthier |
| life expectancy | the average age a person is expected to live in a country |
| literacy rate | the percent of people in a country who can read and write |
| longitude | imaginary lines that run north to south across the Earth |
| natural border | division of two places by a physical boundary |
| physical map | relief map; shows the physical features of a place |
| political boundary | division of two places created by a government; usually latitude or longitude |
| political map | map uses colors to highlight borders between places |
| absolute location | exact spot on earth - use latitude and longitude to locate |
| relative location | location compared to another reference point - "NE of ___" |
| population density | the amount of people living in a place per square mile |
| population pyramid | graph used to display population trends by gender and age group |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| scale | map element used to estimate distance |
| thematic map | map which shows specific information such as population, climate, etc |
