| A | B |
| direction finder | compass rose |
| the list of symbols used in a map | legend |
| a pattern of lines that cross one another | grid |
| a line that tells how much smaller the map is than the real area | scale |
| these directions: N, S, E, & W | cardinal |
| these directions: NE, NW, SE, SW | intermediary |
| the attitudes, beliefs, actions, and behaviors of people | culture |
| the study of the past | history |
| a picture that shows events in sequential order | timeline |
| part of an ocean or lake extending into the land | bay |
| a dry area of land where few plants grow | desert |
| a mapmaker | cartographer |
| features that are made by people | human |
| features that appear in nature | natural |
| a body of land surrounded on all sides by water | island |