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Name 5 features that can help you read and understand maps.
What is
Title: tells subject of map, what information is shown
Compass rose: shows directions: north, south, east, west
Symbols: represent items such as capital cities, natural resources
Legend: or key, lists and explains symbols, colors used on map
Lines of longitude: measure distances east, west of prime meridian
Lines of latitude: measure distances north, south of equator
Scale: is used to fi gure out distance between two locations on map
Labels: indicate names of cities, landforms, bodies of water
Colors: represent variety of information on map, explained in legend