1. Using a map Maps usually have compass rose that shows you which way is north. On most maps it is straight up. Distances on a map are much 1. ______ than distances in the real world. The scale 2. ______ you how to estimate the real distance. Maps usually have little pictures or symbols that represent real things like roads, towns, airports, or other points of interest. The map legend (or key) tells 3. ______ meaning. Rather than use longitude or latitude to locate features, many maps use a grid system with numbers on one side and letters on another. An index, 4. ______ place names in alphabetical order, gives a letter and a number for each. If you use this system, the letter and number 5. ______ you in which square to look for a place on the map's grid. 6. ______ use maps to help them travel from one place to another. What if you lived in Moscow and wanted to go to Yaroslavl? 7. ______, locate the two places on the map.