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vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| latitude | imaginary Horizontial lines |
| longitude | imaginary vertical lines |
| prime meridian | imaginary lines that run up and down the earth dividing the east from the west |
| equator | imaginary line that runs across the earth making it north and south |
| parallels | is latitude |
| meridians | is longitude |
| compass rose | shows the direction from any point on the map north east south west |
| map key | a table or segment on a map that contains a list of symbols icons on the map and tells there meanings |
| map scale | shows you how bg or small the map is compared to how it actually is |
| cardinal directions | north south east west |
| intermediate directions | northeast southeast northwest southwest |
| inset map | a smaller map next to a bigger map |
| map title | tells us the context or its purpose |
| grid | north south and east west lines inersect on a map to form squares |
| symbols | what maps use to show other features on a map |