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vocab
Term | Definition | |
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cardinal directions | man directing north,south,west,east | |
intermediate | the in between directions / nw/sw/se/ | |
map key | part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map stand for. | |
map scale | part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world. | |
map title | words on a map that tells the subject of the map. | |
inset map | a smaller map set inside a larger map | |
phyisica map | primary purpose is to show landforms like mountins desrts and plains | |
politica map | shows boundaries of countries and states:location of major cities and impotant bodies of water. | |
historical map | a map that gives imformation about a place as it was in the past | |
grid system | an arrangment of lines that divides something into sqaures such as a map. | |
compass | a circular direction marker on a map. |