Map Skills Vocabulary

The main directions: north, south, east, and west. 

A small drawing on a map that can help you find directions. 

Gives the meaning of the symbols used on the map. 

The in-between directions on a compass rose: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest. 

Half a globe or sphere (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western).

A small model of the earth. 

Compares the distances on a map to real distances. 

Pictures on a map that stands for something else.

An imaginary line that lies halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. 

A small map set onto the main map.