Chapter 1 Social Studies Vocabulary

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Drawings that represent a portion of the Earth's surface on a flat piece of paper that can be folded and transported easily

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Map

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This section of a map contains what each symbol represents.

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key or legend

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This is used to show how much it has been reduced from the area it represents.

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Scale

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This shows where each of the cardinal directions are: The Globe, Population Density Maps, Map, Compass Rose

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Compass Rose

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North (N), South (S), East (E), and West (W)

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Cardinal Direction

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Northeast (NE), Northwest (NW), Southeast (SE), and Southwest (SW)

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Intermediate Directions

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A mapmaker is sometimes called this and uses a variety of different types of maps.

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Cartographer

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This type of map is concerned with government boundaries. They show the boundaries and locations of countries, states, and major cities.

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Political Map

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What type of map displays geographic features such as oceans, seas, islands, mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and forests?

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Physical Map

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These maps show the average monthly or yearly weather conditions. They can also provide temperatures, rainfall, and snow amounts of an area.

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Climate Map