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1. The compass rose , or directional indicator shows where the cardinal directions lie on a map.
2. Lines of latitude , like the equator , run east to west around the globe.
3. The key , or legend , tells the user about the symbols used on a map.
4. Another word for a mapmaker is a cartographer .
5. Lines of longitude , called meridians , run from pole to pole (north to south).
6. A scale tells the user about the size of a map in relation to the size of the world .
7. The Mercator projection map is one of the simplest but also one of the most distorted, showing the globe as a flat, rectangular map.
8. Lines of latitude are often called parallels .
KEY*** CARTOGRAPHER*** MERIDIANS*** COMPASS ROSE***
SCALE*** MERCATOR*** REAL WORLD*** LATITUDE***
LONGITUDE*** CARDINAL*** EQUATOR*** LEGEND*** PARALLELS
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2. Lines of latitude , like the equator , run east to west around the globe.
3. The key , or legend , tells the user about the symbols used on a map.
4. Another word for a mapmaker is a cartographer .
5. Lines of longitude , called meridians , run from pole to pole (north to south).
6. A scale tells the user about the size of a map in relation to the size of the world .
7. The Mercator projection map is one of the simplest but also one of the most distorted, showing the globe as a flat, rectangular map.
8. Lines of latitude are often called parallels .
KEY*** CARTOGRAPHER*** MERIDIANS*** COMPASS ROSE***
SCALE*** MERCATOR*** REAL WORLD*** LATITUDE***
LONGITUDE*** CARDINAL*** EQUATOR*** LEGEND*** PARALLELS
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