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Social Studies Vocabulary - Maps

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map titleWords on a map that tell the subject of a map.
map keyThe part of the map that explains the symbols used on a map.
gridAn arrangement of lines that divides a drawing, such as a map, into sections.
locatorA small map or picture of a globe that whose where the place shown on the main map is located.
compass roseA direction marker on a map.
cardinal directionOne of the four main directions Ð north, south, east, west.
intermediate directionA direction between two cardinal directions.
map scaleA part of the map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world.
inset mapA smaller map within a larger one.


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