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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass rose | a circler direction marker on a map |
| cadinal direction | main direction NW NE SW SE |
| intermediate direction | the in between direction NE NW SW SE |
| map key | part of map that explains what the symbol on the map stands for |
| map scale | 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 tell the subject of a map |
| insect map | a smaller map set inside a larger map |
| phisical map | primary purpose is to show land forms like mountains desert and plains |
| polictical map | shows boundries of countries and state and locations of major states and major bodies of water |
| historical map | map that gives info in the place in the past |
| grid system | when u arrangement of lines that divides something into sqares such as a map |