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| Cardinal Direction | one of four compass points; north, south, east, and west |
| Compass Rose | a map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions |
| Degree | a unit of measure used to determine absolute location |
| Distortion | in maps, a misrepresentation of the original shape |
| Equator | an imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point |
| Geography | the study of the Earth's surface, the connections between places, and the relationships between people and their environment |
| Globe | a round model of the Earth |
| Key | the section of a map that explains the map symbols |
| Latitude Lines | a seies of imaginary linesthat circle the Earth parallel to the Equator; also called parallels |
| Longitude Lines | a series of imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to the other; also called meridians |
| Meridian | a line that circles the globe from north to south and runs through both the North and the South poles |
| Parallel | any of the imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator; a latitude line |
| Plain | a large area of flat or gently rolling land |
| Prime Meridian | the meridian, or longitude line, that runs through Greenwich, England |
| Projection | representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper |
| Scale | the size or proportion of something on a map as compared to its actual size |
