Maps Vocabulary

Study of Earth, its features and the way people live and work on Earth.

• location

• geography

• climate

• oceans

Where something is found.

• region

• place

• climate

• location

Parts of the natural environment such as water, landforms, climate, plants & animals.

• physical features

• human features

• human & environmental interactions

• geography

Structures developed by people such as airports, buildings, roads, playgrounds and schools.

• directions

• regions

• human features

• physical features

Describes how people affect their environment or natural surroundings and how environment affects people.

• Human/Environment Interaction

• Geography

• Human Features

• Movement

Areas that share one or more feature.

• region

• place

• location

• climate

North, South, East, West

• Locations

• Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

• Place

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Directions

Special symbol to help you find directions.

• Globe

• Map

• Legend

• Compass Rose

Explains what every symbol on a map means.

• location

• symbol

• compass rose

• legend