| A | B |
|---|
| continent | large bodies of land |
| hemisphere | half a sphere/half of the earth |
| equator | imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres |
| prime meridian | imaginary line dividing the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, and west |
| intermediate directions | the directions halfway between the cardinal directions (northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast) |
| scale | a unit of measurement that stands for another unit of measurement (shows distance) |
| symbol | anything that stands for something else |
| legend | explains what each symbol stands for |
| political map | shows countries, states, cities, and other important political features |
| physical map | shows natural features of the earth |
| landform map | a physical map that shows how the earth's surface varies from place to place |
| distribution map | shows how things are distributed over an area (population, religion, rainfall, language) |
| compass rose | a drawing that shows direction |
| meridians | longitude lines |
| longitude | imaginary lines that measure distance east and west of the prime meridian |
| latitude | imaginary lines that measure distance north and south of the equator |
| historical map | maps that show information about the past or where past events took place |
| parallels | latitude lines |
| Antarctic Circle | an imaginary line located at 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator |
| Arctic Circle | an imaginary line located at 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator |
| Tropic of Cancer | an imaginary line located at 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator |
| Tropic of Capricorn | an imaginary line located at 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator |
