Map Terms
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| map title | tells what the map is about
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| symbol | a picture that represents a real building, or place (such as a park)
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| map symbol | the picture symbols on a map
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| map key | what the picture symbols on a map stand for
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| distance scale | used to measure distance from place to place on a map
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| compass rose | shows the cardinal directions
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| cardinal directions | North, South, East, West
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| Intermediate directions | Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
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| Map Grid | helps locate places
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| Meridians | lines that measure North and South
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| Parallels | Lines that measure East and West
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| Longitude | Measure distance East or West of the Prime Meridian
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| Latitude | Measure distance from the Equator towards either ple
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| Prime Meridian | Zero degrees Longitude
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| Equatior | Zero degrees Latitude
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