| A | B |
|---|
| Words or a divided bar that tells what map distances are equal to on the ground | Scale of distance |
| A drawing line or color that stands for something on a map | symbol |
| a drawing that shows an area as you would see it from above uses symbols to stand for things and is to scale | map |
| the name of a map usually telling the area shown and the purpose of the map | title |
| a set of arrows that shows which way is north on a map which way is south and so on | compass rose |
| a list that explains what the symbols used on a map mean | key |
| the direction the sun rises usually to the right on a map | east |
| a direction that is both south and east usually toward the lower right on a map | southeast |
| the direction toward the North Pole usually toward the top on a map | north |
| A direction that is both north and west usually toward the upper left on a map | northwest |
| The direction toward the South Pole usually toward the bottom on a map | South |
| a direction that is both south and west usually toward the lower left on a map | southwest |
| the direction the sun sets usually toward the left on a map | west |
| a direction that is both north and east usually toward the upper right on a map | northeast. |
