| Term | Definition |
|---|
| map key | explains what symbols mean on a map |
| compass rose | shows direction |
| Map title | informs user about what the map shows |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, werst |
| Intermediate directions | northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest |
| grid | pattern of lines on a map |
| map scale | shows distance as related to Earth |
| 7 continents | North and South America, Europe, Asia Africa, Antartica,Austrailia |
| degrees of the equator | 0 degrees |
| tropic of cancer | North of the equator at 23 and a half dregrees |
| tropic of capricorn | South of the equator at 23 and a half degrees |
| lines of lattitude | run west and east |
| lines of longitude | run north and south |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees west and east also runs though Greenwich, England |
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