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| map title | words on a map that tell the subject of the map |
| map key | a part of a map that explains what the symbols on a map stand for |
| inset map | a smaller map within a larger one |
| grid system | an arrangement of lines that divide something, such as a map, into squares |
| locator | a small map or picture of a globe that shows where an area on the main map is found in a state, on a continent, or the world |
| map scale | a part of a map that compares a distance in the real world |
| compass rose | a circular direction on a map |
| cardinal directions | one of the main directions, north, south east or west |
| intermediate directions | one of the in-between directions: northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |