| A | B |
| Hemisphere | One half the earth's surface |
| Eastern Hemisphere | Land that lies east of the Prime Meridian |
| Compass Rose | This symbol on the map shows direction |
| Latitude | These imaginary lines run east and west around the globe parallel to the Equator |
| Map | A graphic representation of the earth's surface |
| Cardinal Directions | North, South, East, West |
| Scale | This shows distance on a map. Ex 1 inch = 30 miles |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that cross the surface of the Earth, running from north to south, measuring how far east or west of the prime meridian a place is located |
| Southern Hemisphere | This hemisphere lies below he equator |
| Prime Meridian | The zero degree longitude line |
| Intermediate Directions | Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest |
| Title | Part of the map that tells you what the map represents |
| Key/Legend | This explains the meaning of the symbols on the map |
| Equator | The zero degree latittude line |
| Western Hemisphere | Hemisphere that North America lies in |