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Map Terms
Term | Meaning |
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map title | tells what the map is about |
symbol | a picture that represents a real building, or place (such as a park) |
map key | what the picture symbols on a map stand for |
distance scale | used to measure distance from place to place on a map |
compass rose | shows the cardinal directions |
cardinal directions | North, South, East, West |
Intermediate directions | Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest |
Map Grid | helps locate places |
Longitude | Measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian |
Latitude | Measure distance from the Equator towards either pole |
Prime Meridian | Zero degrees Longitude |
Equatior | Zero degrees Latitude |