Geography Vocabulary

A large body of land

• continent

• ocean

• sphere

• hemisphere

a large body of water

• continent

• compass rose

• scale

• ocean

half of a sphere, globe, or Earth

• globe

• hemisphere

• sphere

• compass rose

a round 3D object, shaped like a ball

• equator

• compass rose

• sphere

• continent

The cardinal directions are... (pick more than one!)

• North and South

• Southeast and Southwest

• East and West

• Northeast and Northwest

The intermediate directions are... (pick more than one!)

• North and South

• Southeast and Southwest

• East and West

• Northeast and Northwest

The tool on a map that helps you see the cardinal and intermediate directions on a map

• Scale

• Map Key

• Globe

• Compass Rose

A tool used to change the size and direction of a place so it fits on a map

• Map Key

• Scale

• Globe

• Compass Rose

Explains the symbols used on a map

• Map Key

• Grid Map

• Coordinates

• Compass

A tool that helps you find the direction you want to go

• compass

• scale

• grid map

• globe