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Use the following words: Name: _______________________
_____ absolute location 1) put on Earth by nature (example: mountains)
 
_____ relative location 2) the ways a country's people use its resources to meet their needs
 
_____ regions 3) a small map within a larger map
 
_____ human features 4) put on Earth by people (example: buildings)
 
_____ physical features 5) the subject of a map
 
_____ grid 6) also called a "legend" -- it explains symbols on a map
 
_____ map title 7) what a place is near
 
_____ map scale 8) areas whose features make them different from other areas
 
_____ compass rose 9) the exact place on Earth
 
_____ map key 10) direction marker with cardinal directions
 
_____ inset map 11) a pattern of squares with north-south and east-west
 
_____ economy 12) the distance on the map to the distance in the real world