| Term | Definition |
|---|
| continent | a large body of land |
| hemisphere | half a sphere |
| equator | an imaginary line between the North Pole and Shouth Pole |
| longitude , meridian | imaginary lines that go north and south |
| latitude, parallel | imaginary lines running east and west |
| prime meridian | the main longitude line running north and south |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, and west |
| intermediate directions | southwest (SW), southeast (SE), northwest (NW), northeast (NE) |
| compass rose | a drawing that shows directions |
| scale | tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared with the actual distance |
| symbols | anything that stands for something else |
| map key | tells what the symbols stand for |
| locators | show where in the world a place is |
| political maps | shows information such as countries, states, cities and other features |
| physical maps | shows earth natural features |
| elevation maps | use colors to show the hieght of land above sea level |
| reliefs maps | are a kind of physical map that shows changes in elevation |
| historical maps | the map title tells you the subject of the map |
| distribution maps | shows how things such as lanuage, religion, population and rain fall |
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