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Map Skills
Vocab
Term | Definition |
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compass rose- | A circular directions marker on a map. |
cardinal directions- | Main directions; north,south,south,and west. |
intermediate directions- | The "in between" directions;NW,NE,SE,SW. |
map key- | Part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world. |
map title- | Words on a map that tells the subject of map. |
insert map- | A smaller map inside a larger map. |
physical map- | Primary purpose is to show land forms 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- | Arrangment of lines that divides something into squares such as a map. |