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Unit 1 Map Skills
Term | Definition |
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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. |
Map Scale | A part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world. |
Compass Rose | A circular direction marker on a map |
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 show where the place on the main map is located. |
Latitude | Lines of measurement on a map or globe that run east and west |
Longitude | Lines of measurement on a map or globe that run north and south. |