Map Skills Vocabulary

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Scale

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a guide that shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance in real life

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Legend

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tells you what each symbol on the map represents

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Symbols

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pictures or icons that represent different features on a map

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compass rose

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a figure found somewhere on the edge of a map showing the four cardinal directions and the intermediate directions

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Cardinal Directions

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The four main directions of a compass: north, east, south, and west

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Intermediate Directions

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the direction in between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest

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Coordinate Grid

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divides the map using latitude and longitude lines that is used to help you locate places easily

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Latitude

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maginary lines running in an east-west direction across earth measuring how many degrees north or south of the equator a place is located

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Longitude

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imaginary lines running in an north-south direction across earth measuring how many degrees east or west a location is

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Equator

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an imaginary line of latitude dividing the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere.