| A | B |
|---|
| absolute location | the exact location on Earth |
| relative location | the location of a place in relation to what it is near |
| human features | the buildings, bridges, farms, roads, and people themselves that are found in a place |
| physical features | the landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, plant and animal life, and other natural resources that are found in a place |
| region | an area on the Earth with features that make it different from other areas |
| map title | tells the subject of the map |
| map key | also called a legend, explains what the symbols on the map stand for |
| compass rose | a direction marker on a map |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, and west |
| intermediate directions | northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |
| locator | a map or picture of a globe that shows where the area shown on the main map is located in a state, in a country, on a continent, or in the world |
| map scale | compares distance on a map to distance in the real world |
| inset map | a small map within a larger map |
| grid | the north-south and east-west lines that cross each other to form a pattern of squares |
| lines of latitude | east/west lines on a map or globe |
| lines of longitude | north/south lines on a map or globe |
