| A | B |
|---|
| continents | 7 large land masses |
| oceans | large bodies of salt water |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| equator | the imaginary line that divides the earth in half at 0 degrees latitude |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude through Geenwich, England |
| cardinal directions | N, S, E, W on the compass rose |
| intermediate directions | SE, SW, NE, NW on the compass rose |
| map | a flat model of the earth |
| globe | a 3D (sphere) model of the earth |
| map key | tells what the symbols on a map mean |
| compass rose | tells the directions on a map |
| map scale | looks like a ruler, tells distances on a map |
| atlas | a book of maps |
| plateau | a flat top mountain (out west it is called a mesa) |
| peninsula | land with water on 3 sides (THINK of Florida) |
| mountain | the highest land form |
| elevation | how high a mountain is |
| valley | the low area between two mountains or hills |
| gulf | water with land on 3 sides |
| ore | THINK " Silver ORE Gold", the rock that metals are found in |
