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What is the purpose of a map’s key?

to tell what part of the world it shows
to show the directions
to give demographic information
to help you decipher symbols and scale

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Its to help you understand what all the symbols mean. Youre looking at a city that has a symbol by it, and you dont know what it means so you look at the map key and it tells you.
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