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vocab
Term | Definition |
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compass rose | a circular directions on a map |
cardinal directions | main directions north south east west |
intermediate | the in between directions northwest northeast southwest southeast |
map key | part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map mean |
map scale | part of a map that compare a distance on a map to distance in the real world |
map title | words on a map that tell the subject of a map |
inset map | a smaller map inside a larger map |
physical map | primary purpose is to show landforms like mountains deserts and plains |
political map | shows boundaries of countries and states locations of major and important bodies of water |
historical map | a map that gives info about a place in the past |
grid system | an arrangement of lines that divides a place into squares |