| A | B |
| Map title | Tells the subject of the map |
| Map key | Explains what the symbols on the map stand for |
| Legend | Another name for map key |
| Compass rose | Direction marker showing the cardinal directions |
| Map scale | Compares distance on a map to the distance in the real world |
| Inset map | A small map within a larger map |
| Grid | A pattern of lines formed by the north-south and east west lines on a map |
| Latitude | Lines that run east-west on a map or globe |
| Parallels | Another name for latitude lines |
| Longitude | Lines that run north and south on a map or globe |
| Meridians | Another name for lines of longitude |