| A | B |
|---|
| continent | large bodies of land |
| hemisphere | "half a sphere" (half of a globe) |
| equator | an imaginary line that divides the world into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere |
| longitude lines | measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian |
| latitude lines | show distance in degrees north and south of the equator |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
| intermediate directions | northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest |
| scale | tells how the distance on a map compares with the actual distance |
| compass rose | a drawing that shows directions |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else |
| map key | tells you what the map symbols stand for |
| political map | shows information, such as countries, states, cities |
| physical map | shows the Earth's natural features |
| elevation map | a physical map that uses color to show the height of land above sea level |
| relief map | a physical map that uses shading to show changes in elevation |
| historical map | shows information about the past, or where events took place |
| distribution map | shows how things such as language, religion, population and rainfall are distributed throughout an area |
