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| Used to locate places; often show such features as the boundries of countires, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, cities and other significant landmarks |
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| another word for a person who makes maps |
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| a map scale that looks like small rulers, usually found in margins of maps |
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| An engineer who determines the boundries and elevations of the land or structures |
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| An object or picture that represents something else |
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| used to help locate individual places, lists locations in alphabetical order |
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| these maps show exact locations of objects. Example: maps of stadiums, concert hall, etc. |
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| these maps are designed to help people move from one place to another, example: street map |
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| to position, make sure the arrows points north by using a compass. |
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| these maps show physical features such as mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans. |
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| these maps stress the boundaries between cities, states,and countires |
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| a small distance on a map equals a larger distance in the real world |
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| these maps show features such as rainfall, population or natural resources spread over the Earth, example: weather map on TV |
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| when we travel from on place to another, road map |
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| United States Geological Survey |
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