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vocab
Term | Definition |
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map key | part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map stand |
map scale | part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real would |
intermediate directions | the ''inbetween'' ''directions; nw ,ne, sw se |
cardinal directions | main direction; north,south, west ,east |
compass rosa | a circular direction marker on a map |
map title | words on a map that tells the subject of a map |
insect map | a smaller map set inside a larger map |
physical map | primary purpose is to show landforms like mountains,deserts,and plains |
political map | shows boundaries of countries and states ;locations of major cities and important bodies of water |
historical map | a map that gives information about a place as it was in the past |
grid system | an arrangement of lines that divides something into sqaures such as a map |