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map skills
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass rose | a circular direction marker on a map |
| cardinal direction | main directions;north,south,east,west |
| intermediate directions | the''in between''directions; northeast northwest southeast southwest |
| map key | part of the map that explains what the symbols on map stand for |
| map scale | part of the map that compare a distance on a map to a distance in the real world |
| map title | words on a map that tell the subject of the map |
| inset map | a smaller map set 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 citites and important bodies of water |
| historical map | a map that gives information about a place as it was in the pass |
| grid system | an arrangement of line lines dividing something into squares such as a map |
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