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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a compass? | A compass is a tool that helps the user know what direction one is headed. On a map, a compass or a compass rose helps the user locate these directions. |
| What are directions? | The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. The intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest. They help describe the location of places in relation to other places. |
| What is a scale? | Maps are made to scale; that is, there is a direct connection between a unit of measurement on the map and the actual distance. For example, each inch on the map represents one mile on Earth. So, a map of a town would show a mile-long strip of all the bu |
| What is a title? | The title of a map will tell you what the map is all about. |
| What is a physical map? | shows land forms and body's of water |
| What is a relif map? | compares height of land to the land around it. |
| What is a elevation map? | compares land to sea level. |
| What is a special purpose map? | shows how people, languages or other information is spread out through an area. |
| What is a political map? | shows names of places and boundaries between places ( city's, states, country's, and continents.) It may also show capitals. |
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