Map and globe skills vocab

Front

A solid shape that is round like a ball. No faces, edges, or vertices.

Back

sphere

Front

Large body of water

Back

Ocean

Front

Half of a sphere

Back

hemisphere

Front

2D representation of Earth's surface.

Back

map

Front

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

Back

intermediate directions

Front

Four main directions on a compass: north, south, east, west.

Back

Cardinal directions

Front

Info in the legend for interpreting map distances

Back

distance scale

Front

Imaginary circle around the earth's middle, between the North and South Poles.

Back

Equator

Front

Large landmass of Earth

Back

continet

Front

Relationship between a studied portion of Earth and Earth as a whole.

Back

scale