ppt课件-阅读地图-夏普学校（ reading maps- sharp school）.pptVIP

Map Elements Compass Rose The needle on a compass is magnetized to point to the earths north magnetic pole. Thus with a compass, a person can roughly tell which direction they are headed. There are four major or cardinal directions on a compass- north, south, east west. In between are the directions northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest. Directions The cardinal directions are north, south, east, and west. The intermediate directions are northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest. They help describe the location of places in relation to other places. Map Legends The legend is the ke