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Geographic Terms / Map Vocabulary
Game Code: 683572
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Maps & Geography
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When I go hiking I pack a ____________________ to help me with directions.
Compass/Compass Rose
10
The post office needed an _____________________ to deliver my mail, so I gave them my address.
absolute location
15
Everyone knows the McDonalds in town, so when I give directions I use it as a ________________________.
relative location
15
I can read the ___________________ of map to know what location the map shows.
title / heading
15
To understand information presented on a map I can look at the __________________, which contains symbols.
key / legend
10
I need to know the distance from Boston to Los Angeles, I can use the _______________________ to approximate the distance.
scale
15
When I use a map scale, the distance is _______________________, meaning it will not be exact.
approximate
20
A ____________________ is lines crossing a map vertically and horizontally.
map grid / grid
15
The vertical lines on a map grid go these 2 directions: ________________ & ________________
North & South
15
The horizontal lines on a map grid go these 2 directions: ________________ & ________________
East & West
15
The directions northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest are known as _______________________.
intermediate directions
10
Maps always have some ___________________ because the Earth is 3D and a map is 2D.
distortion
15
The directions North, South, East and West are known as _______________________.
cardinal directions
10
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