| A | B |
| Relief | Shape of the land |
| Convex Slope | Gentle at the top, steep at the bottom of the slope |
| Concave Slope | Gentle at the bottom and steep at the top of the slope |
| Uniform Slope | Contours evenly spaced apart |
| Plateau | Flat land on top of a hill |
| Steep Slope | Contours close together |
| Gentle Slope | Contours far apart |
| Contour Line | Joins places of the same height |
| Spot Height | Point on OS Map where exact height is given |
| Physical landscape | Natural Scenery |
| Human landscape | Man-made scenery |
| CBD | Central Business District |
| Industrial Area | Railway sidings, wks, spoil heaps, chimneys |
| City Centres | Main stations, town hall, many churches |
| Housing area | Schools, churches, hospitals, lots of small streets |
| Tourism | Tourist Information, attractions, accommodation, activities |
| Farmland | Fm, Orchards, Greenhouses, plain white areas |
| 1 : 50,000 | Scale of map- reduced everything by 1/50,000th |
| Map | Drawing of Earth's Surface, viewed from above |
| Plan | Type of map of a small area |