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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass rose | a circular direction marker on a map |
| cardinal direction | main directions ,north,south,west,east |
| intermediate directions | the" in between"directions;northeast;northwest;southeast;southwest |
| map key | part of a map that explain what the symbols on the map stand 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 |
| inset map | a smaller map set inside a larger map |
| physical map | primary purpose is to show landforms like mountins,deserts and plains. |
| political map | shows boundaries of countries and states;locations of major cities and important bodies of water. |
| 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 | an arrangement of lines that divdes something into squares such as a map. |