| A | B |
| geography | the study of Earth's surface and the ways people use it |
| globe | model of our planet |
| continents | the largest land masses |
| equator | imaginary line halfway between the North and South pole |
| hemispheres | two equal halves |
| locator | small map or globethat shows where the place on teh main map is located within a larger area |
| map title | tell the subject of the map |
| map key | legend, explains the symbols used on a map |
| inset map | a smaller map within a larger one |
| map scale | compares a distance on a the mapto a distance in the real world |
| compass rose | direction marker, shows directions |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, and west |
| intermediate directions | northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest |