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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass rose | a circular direction marker on a map |
| cardinal directions | main directions such as NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST |
| intermediate directions | the in between directions such as NW NE SW SE |
| map key | part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map stand for |
| map scale | part of a map that compare a distance on the map to a distance in the real world |
| map title | words on a map that tell the subject of a map |
| insect map | a smaller map inside a larger map |
| physical map | a primary purpose is to show land forms like mountans deserts,and plains |
| political map | shows boundarys of countrys and states ;locations of major cities and important bodies of waters. |
| historical map | a map that gives information about a place as it was in the past |
| grid system | an arangment of lines that divide something into squara such as a map |