Map Vocabulary

A symbol that shows the four directions on a map

• Map Key

• Map Title

• Up and down

• Compass Rose

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

• Intermediate Directions

• Left and Right

• Cardinal Directions

• Compass Rose

North, South, East, West

• Intermediate Directions

• Left and Right

• Cardinal Directions

• Compass Rose

the line of 0  latitude, the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

• Latitude

• Equator

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

the line of 0  longitude, the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere

• Latitude

• Equator

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

Lines that cross the globe from north to south

• Latitude

• Up and Down

• Left to Right

• Longitude

Lines that cross the globe from east to west

• Latitude

• Up and Down

• Left to Right

• Longitude

physical features on Earth’s surface. They can be natural or man-made.

• topographical features

• globe

• hemisphere

• map features

A series of mountains that are connected together

• mountain range

• river

• hill

• valley

the path that water takes as it flows downhill towards the ocean

• mountain range

• river

• lake

• pond