| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Compass Rose | A drawing that shows the orientation of north, south, east, and west on a map. |
| Cardinal Directions | The main points of the compass. North, South, East, and West |
| Longitude | Lines on a map or globe that run north and south and which tell how far east or west a place is located. |
| Latitude | Parallel lines on a map or globe that run east to west and which tell how far north or south a place is located |
| scale | An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks to measure distance. |
| Equator | An imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles. |
| Prime Meridian | Line of the global grid running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England; starting point for measuring degrees of east and west longitude |
| coordinates | A set of numbers that describes your location on or above the earth. Coordinates are typically based on latitude and longitude lines of reference. |
| cartographer | A person who draws or makes maps. |
| map key | The part of map that tells what the colors, pictures and lines on the map mean also called a legend |
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