| A | B |
|---|
| cartographer | a map maker |
| absolute location | exact lattitude and longitude |
| relative location | location identified by a bigger location |
| a globe | the most accurate representation of the world |
| map distortion | the globe flattened |
| symbol | an icon representing things on a map |
| key/legend | words that describe the symbols |
| map scale | used to figure out distances on a map of the earth |
| cardinal directions | North, South, East, West |
| intermediate directions | NE, SE, NW and SW |
| map index | alphabetical listing that identifies locations on a map using coordinates or a grid |
| map grid | formed by latitude on grid |
| coordinates | lines of latitude and longitude marked with degrees |
| parallels of latitude | run east, west |
| meridians of longitude | runs north and south |
| Equator | divides the northern and southern hemisphers, 0 degrees latitude |
| Prime Meridian | divides the eastern and western hemispheres |
| time zones | the division of the world into 24 zones to match the hours in a day |
| international date line | the 180 degree meridian |
| the four hemispheres | Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western |
| physical map | land forms |
| political map | man-made borders or boundaries |
