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| grid system | On a map, the system of 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 a map |
| map key | The part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map stand for |
| compass rose | The direction marker on a map |
| intermediate directions | The directions between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, southwest and northwest |
| geographer | A person who studies the earth and the people in it. |
| inset map | A small map within a larger map |
| map scale | The part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world |
| cardinal directions | The four main directions: north, south, east, and west |
| geography | The study of Earth's surface and the ways people use it. |
| location | The place or site where something can be found |
| physical feature | A feature, such as a landform, body of water that has been formed by nature |
| basin | bowl-shaped area of land surrounded by higher land |
| canyon | deep, narrow valley with steep sides |
| cape | point of land that extends into the water |
| coastal plain | area of flat land along a sea or ocean |
| delta | land at the mouth of the river |
| glacier | large ice mass that moves slowly |
| gulf | part of the sea or ocean extending into the land |
| isthmus | narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas of land |
| mesa | flat-topped mountain with steep sides |
| mouth of river | place where a river empties into another body of water |
| peninsula | land that is almost completely surrounded by water |
| plain | area of flat or gently rolling low land |
| plateau | area of high, mostly flat land |
| sea level | the level of the surface of an ocean or a sea |
| source of river | place where a river begins |
| tributary | stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river |
