6th Grade: Geography Unit Vocabulary (A)

an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator; also called parallels

• latitude

• longitude

• map scale

• distortion

An imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the Prime Meridian; also called meridians

• latitude

• longitude

• compass rose

• intermediate directions

Tells the subject of your map (what it is about)

• map scale

• map key/legend

• map title

• symbol

Gives distances in miles or kilometers

• map title

• cardinal directions

• map key

• map scale

A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions

• intermediate directions

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

• distortion

the pattern of weather over a long period of time

• vegetation

• map projection

• climate

• relative location

All the plants and trees specific to an area

• vegetation

• coordinates

• climate

• hemisphere

Explains what the symbols on a map represent

• hemisphere

• map key/legend

• population

• climate

An object, shape, sign, or character used to represent something else

• hemisphere

• location

• map

• symbol

North, South, East, West

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• map scale

• compass rose