compasses magnetic compasse introduced by the chinese i the 1100's help people acuretly determine directions sextant determining a ships location at sea was thepurpose of this in 1750 insturment called a sextant grid an early example of a three dimensional geographic grid theodolite nigerian surveyorsuse a theodolite wich measures angles and distances on earth symbols symbols may stand for capital cities economic activities or natural resources check the map legend for more details colors colors show a variety of information on a map legend tells what the colors mean lines of latitude these are imaginary lines that show distances north or south of the equators lines of longitude these are imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the prime meridian compass rose the compass rose shows you noth south east west of the prime meridian title the title indicates the subject of the map and tells you what the information contains labels labels are words or pharases that name features on the map legend a legend or key listes and explains the symbols and color used on the map scale a scale compares a unit length on the map and a unit of distances on earth history is a record of the past geography isis the study of people places and the enviorment goverment is the people and groups within a society the have the authorithy to make laws, to make sue they are carried out and to settle disagreements about them. citizen legal member of a country economics is the study of how people manage their resources by producing exchanging and using goods and services scarcity a word economics use to describe the conflict between peoples desires and limited resources culture culture consists of the beliefs costumes laws art and ways that a group of people share
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