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Map skills vocabulary

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cardinal directionsthe main directions-N,S,E,W
mapa picture that shows the location of things or places
locationwhere something is found
compass rosethe symbol on a map that shows where the directions are
map keytells what the symbols on a map stand for
legendanother name for map key
cartographermaker of maps
symbola picture that is used to stand for something real on earth
intermediate directionsthe directions that are midway between the cardinal directions NE,SE, SW, NW
North Polethe northern most point on the globe
continentone of the seven main land areas
oceana large body of salt water
hemispherehalf of the earth
equatoran imaginary line that is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
South Polethe southern most place on the globe
globea model of the Earth shaped like a sphere
distance scalea scale that is used to measure the distance between two places

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