| A | B |
|---|
| Antarctic circle | 66 1/2 s |
| Artic circle | 66 1/2 n |
| axis | reference line in a grid system |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
| complex | complicated |
| data | factual information usually numerical |
| diameter | length of a straight line through the center of an object |
| distortion | lack of proper proportion |
| equator | 0 degrees 0 minutes |
| hemisphere | half a sphere |
| Lambert's projection | conical projection |
| latitude | east to west lines on a map or globe |
| longitude | north to south lines on a map or globe |
| lowland | lands at or near sea level |
| map key | map informatin and explanations are given |
| map legend | same as map key |
| Mercator projection | gives true representation of directions |
| meridian | longitude lines |
| metric | measurement based on decimal system |
| north pole | northern most point of earth |
| parallel | latitude lines same distance from one another |
| ratio | relation in size or quantity |
| scale | shows distance on map or globe |
| south pole | southern most point of earth |
| tilling | plowing |
| Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2 degrees n |
| Tropic of Capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees s |
| tropics | hot and humid most of the year |
| upland | high land away from ocean or sea |
| globes | small model of our planet showing land and water |
