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Vokab
Term | Definition |
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Compass Rose | A circular direction marker on a map. |
Cardinal Directions | Main directions north,south,east,west. |
Intermediate Directions | The''in between'' direction; NW,NE,SW,SE. |
Map Key | Part of a map that explains the symbls on the map standerd. |
Map Scale | Part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world. |
Map Title | The 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 land forms like mountains deserts and plains. |
Political map | Shows boundaries of boundaries of countries and states ;locations of magor ceitys and larg bodies of water. |
Historical Map | A map that gives infomation about a place in the past. |
Grid sistum | a arangument of linens that divides into a scuare such as a map. |