shows directions on a map

• Locator

• Compass rose

• Map

• Inset map

tells the subject of the map (usually in a corner, usually in big letters)

• Map title

• Atlas

• Map key

• Intermediate directions

smaller map on the same page with a larger map

• Compass rose

• Map key

• Inset map

• Cardinal directions

North, South, East, and West

• Map title

• Intermediate directions

• Compass rose

• Cardinal directions

a group of maps

• Atlas

• Map

• Locator

• Map title

a drawing that shows all or parts of the earth

• Compass rose

• Map scale

• Map

• Map key

a small picture of a globe showing where the map is located on the earth

• Inset map

• Locator

• Cardinal directions

• Atlas

compares distance on the map to distance on the real earth

• Compass rose

• Map

• Map key

• Map scale

located between the cardinal directions, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest

• Intermediate directions

• Map title

• Map scale

• Map key

explains what the colors, symbols, and lines mean on a map

• Compass rose

• Map key

• Map

• Map scale