latitude
distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
longitude
distance in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
0 degrees longitude
Equator
0 degrees latitude
Arctic Circle
66.5 degrees north latitude
Antarctic Circle
66.5 degrees south latitude
Tropic of Cancer
23.5 degrees north latitude
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 degrees south latitude
compass rose
a symbol on the map that gives cardinal and intermediate directions
cardinal directions
north, south, east, west
intermediate directions
northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
continent
one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
hemisphere
half of the world or globe
map
a two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.
globe
a round model of the Earth
atlas
a book of maps
legend
explanatory list of symbols on a map
scale
used to compare distance on a map or globe to distance on earth's surface
physical map
a map that shows landforms and waterways, along with changes in elevation
political map
a map that shows man-made features such as city, state and country boundaries
thematic map
a map that shows a particular theme or topic