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| map title | words on map that tell the subject of the map |
| compass rose | a circular direction marker on a map |
| map key | part of map that explains what the symbols on a map stand for |
| map scale | a part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world |
| lines of longitude | lines on a map or globe that run north and south: also called meridians |
| lines of latitude | lines on a map or globe that run east and west: also called parallels |
| migration | the movement of people |
| archaeologist | a scientist who studies the culture of people who lived long ago |
| artifact | an object made by early people |
| ancestor | an early family member |
| nomad | a person who wanders and has no settled home |
| agriculture | farming |
| tribe | a group of people who share the same language, land and leaders |
| civilization | a culture that usually has cities with well developed forms of government, religion, and learning. |