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vocab
Term | Definition |
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Compass Rose | a circular direction maker on a map |
Cardinal Direction | main directions;north,south,west,east |
Intermediate Direction | the'in between'direction;northwest,southeast,southwest |
Map Key | parts of a map that explains what the symbols on the map stands for |
Map Scale | parts of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world |
Map Title | words on a map that tells the subject of a map |
Inset Map | a smaller map set inside a larger map |
Physical Map | primary purpose is to show land forms like mountains desert and plains |
Political Map | shows boundaries of countries and states ;locations o major cities and important bodies of water |
Historical Map | a map that gives information aout a place as it was in the past |