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Map Skills Vocab
Map Skills Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Map | a picture that shows the location of an area |
Latitude | the distance, measured in degrees, north or south of the equator |
Longitude | the distance, measured in degrees, east or west of the prime meridian |
Compass Rose | a small drawing on a map that shows directions |
Map Scale | a ratio which compares a measurement on a map to the actual distance between locations identified on the map |
Legend | a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used, also know as a key |