SS Map Vocabulary Words

Part of the map that explains what the symbols stand for

Directions between the cardinal directions

Four main directions: North, South, East, West

Something that stands for something else, i.e. colors, patterns, lines, and other special marks

Imaginary line that circles Earth halfway b/t North/South Pole; Northern/Southern Hemisphere

One of the seven main areas of land on Earth

Border or edge of a place; where something ends and another begins

Direction marker on a map

An object having a ball-like shape, such as a globe

Imaginary line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Words that tell you the subject of the map

Half of a shape such as a ball or globe