| A | B |
| sphere | an object having a ball-like shape, such as a globe of the Earth |
| boundry | the border or edge of a place |
| compass rose | direction marker on a map |
| atlas | book of maps |
| prime meridian | an imaginary line that circles the Earth |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere, half of a ball or globe |
| continent | one of the seven main areas of land on Earth |
| map key | part of the map that explains what the symbols on the map stand for |
| equator | imaginary line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres |
| cardinal directions | four main directions: north, south, east, west |
| map scale | part of a map that compares a distance on a map to the distance in real world |
| grid | on a map, the lines that cross each other to form a pattern of squares used to locate places |
| map title | the words that tell you the subject of the map |
| symbols | colors, lines, patterns that stand for something else |
| Intermediate directions | directions between the cardinal directions..northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest |