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map and globe skills
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Question | Answer |
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map key | EXPLAINS WHAT SYMBOLS,SHADING, AND COLORS ON A MAP MEAN |
COMPASS ROSE | MAPS INCLUDE A SYMBOL THAT TELLS YOU WHICH DIRECTION IS NORTH ON THAT MAP |
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS | 4 MAIN DIRECTIONS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST |
INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS | NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, AND SOUTHWEST |
MAP SCALE | 1. YOU NEED THE SCALE OF A MAP IN ORDER TO MEASURE THE DISTANCES ON THE MAP 2. TELLS YOU THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A DISTANCE ON THE MAP AND THE REAL DISTANCE ON THE EARTH'S SUFACE |
SMALL-SCALE MAP | SHOWS A LARGE AREA |
LARGE-SCALE MAP | SHOWS A SMALLER AREA IN GREATER DETAIL |
POLITICAL MAP | SHOWS FEATURES LIKE NATIONAL, STATE BOUNDARIES, CAP CITIES, AND OTHER MAJOR CITIES |
ELEVATION OF A MAP | 1.REFERS TO THE HIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL 2. MTNS ARE THE LANDFORMS WITH THE HIGHTEST ELEVATION 3. SHOWN ON THE MAPS BY DIFF COLORS OR TYPES OF SHADING |