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Unit 1 Vocabulary
map skills vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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map title | words on a map that tell the subject of the map |
map key or legend | a part of a map that explains what the symbols on a map stand for |
inset map | a smaller map within a larger one |
grid system | an arrangement of lines that divide something, such as a map, into squares |
compass rose | a direction marker on a map |
map scale | a part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world |
cardinal directions | one of the main directions: north, south, east, west |
intermediate directions | one of the in-between directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |
locator | a small map or picture of a globe that shows where the place on the main map is located |
latitude | lines of measurement on a map or globe that run east and west also called "parallels" because they are parallel to the equator |
longitude | lines of measurement on a map or globe that run north and south (between the North and South Poles) |