Geography

Directions between the main directions, such as northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.

• lines of latitude

• Cardinal directions

• Intermediate directions

• lines of longitude

Shows the relationship between the distances on a map and real distances.

• map key (legend)

• compass rose

• scale

• global grid

The northernmost part of the Earth.

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Explains what the symbols on a map stand for.

• Map legend (key)

• scale

• compass rose

• global grid

Imaginary lines that go around the globe between the North Pole and the South Pole. (They are also called meridians).

• Lines of Latitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Lines of Longitude

How people, goods, and ideas move to and from a place.

• location

• human environment interaction

• movement

• place

• region

A map that shows just one kind of information, such as rainfall or elevation.

• population map

• special purpose map

• product map

• political map

The imaginary line that divides the globe/world into the Eastern Hemisphere & Western Hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

How a place affects the people living there and how people

living there affect the place.

• human environment interaction

• place

• location

• region

• movement

The symbol on a map which shows the cardinal and intermediate directions and their orientation on that map.

• cardinal directions

• map key (legend)

• scale

• compass rose