| Term | Definition |
|---|
| prime meridian | the imaginary line that divides the world into eastern and western hemisphere. it is labeld 0 |
| Inland | an area of land that does not borderan ocean |
| physical maps | maps that show natural features such as landforms, mountains,valleys,plains and bodys of water |
| map key | an explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for |
| coastal plain | low flat land that runs along a coast |
| Lines of Latitude | imaginary lines around the globe that run east and west |
| global grid | the grid formed by crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude on a map |
| plateau | a high flat landform that rises steeply from the land aroud it |
| intermediate directions | on a map, the letters NE, SE, SW and NW |
| equator | the starting point for measuring latitude, It is labeled 0 |
| scale | a diagram that explains the distance on a map |
| compass rose | on a map, the letters N, S, E, W, NE, SE, SW and NW |
| lines of longitude | imaginary lines around the globe that run between the North and South poles |
| cardinal map | On a map, the letters N, S, E and W |
| specialty map | a map that shows just one kind of information, such as rainfall or elevation |
| basin | a bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the surrounding land |
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