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vocab
Term | Definition |
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compass rose | a circular direction marker on a map. |
cardinal directions | main directions; north,south,east,west. |
intermediate directions | the 'inbetween' directions /NW,NE,SW,SE. |
map key | part of a map that explains what the symbols n the map stand for. |
map scale | part of a map 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 |
inset map | a smaller map that set inside of 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 |
historical map | a map that gives information about a place as it was in the past |
grid map | an arrangement of lines that divides something into squares such as a map |