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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass rose | a circular direction marker on a map |
| cardinal directions | main directions ;north , south , west ;east |
| intermediate directions | the ''in between'' ''directions; NW,NE,SW,SE, |
| map key | part of an map that explains 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 so land forms like mountions deserts and plains |
| political map | show boundaries of countries and states location of major cites and important bodies of water |
| historical map | a map that gives information about a place as it was in the past |
| grid system | an arrangment of lines that divides something into squares such as a mao |