| A | B |
|---|
| compass rose | shows direction (north, south, east, west) |
| key or legend | shows the meaning of any symbols used |
| scale | shows distance |
| distortion | shows the wrong size or shape of how something truly is |
| absolute location | exact; measured by longitude and latitude |
| relative location | described in relation to somewhere else |
| human-environment interaction | how man adapts to the earth |
| region | large area with similar characteristics |
| equator | zero degrees latitude |
| prime meridian | zero degrees longitude |
| parallels | latitude lines |
| meridians | longitude lines |
| latitude lines | drawn east to west but measure the distance north or south of the Equator |
| longitude lines | drawn north to south, but measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| Mercator | a box-shaped drawing of the world map or parts of the world within |
| Robinson | an oval shaped drawing of the world map or parts of the world within |
