Year 3 mid-term glossary

The scale on a map tells us how much the distance on paper (e.g. 1 cm) is actually worth on the ground (e.g. 50 km).

• Atlas

• Scale

• Key

• Compass

A ball with a map of the whole world on it.

• Atlas

• Globe

• Source

• Satellite

A book of maps.

• Globe

• Atlas

• Timeline

• Key

Small, simple drawings used on a map to show things such as car parks and castles.

• Symbols

• Key

• Printing

• Compass

The part of a map that tells you what the symbols mean.

• Scale

• Symbols

• Key

• Atlas

A device for showing direction; the needle always points north.

• Globe

• Compass

• Timeline

• Graphite

A narrow, deep valley with steep sides.

• Gorge

• Terrace

• Shelter

• Source

An imaginary line round the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.

• Climate

• Equator

• Timeline

• South Pole

The most southerly part of the Earth.

• Equator

• South Pole

• North Pole

• Capital

The place where a river starts.

• Source

• Gorge

• Terrace

• Driftwood