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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compass rose | a circular direction marker on map |
| cardinal direction | main direction ;north south west east |
| intermediate direction | the "in between " direction , NW , NE, SW,SE, |
| Map key | part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map |
| Map scale | part of a ma that compares a distance on a map in the real world |
| Map title | words on a map that tell the subject of a map |
| Inset Map | a smaller map in side a larger map |
| Physical map | primary purpose is to show land form like mountains , desserts, and plains |
| Political Map | shows boundaries of countries and states ; locations 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 divides something intosquares such as a map |