Title

Tells what the map is about.

Scale

Shows how distances on a map are related to actual distances.

Compass Rose

A symbol on a map showing direction. N,E,S,W

Key/legend

Shows what the symbols represent on a map.

Coordinate grid

Intersecting lines drawn on a map to pinpoint locations.

Cartographer

A person who makes maps.

Equator

The imaginary line of latitude around the center of the Earth. It divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

Prime Meridian

The imaginary line of longitude that runs N and S at 0°. It divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

Absolute Location

The exact location.

Relative Location

About where it is.

Latitude

Lines that run E to W (horizontally) on a grid and are parallel to the equator. FAT

Longitude

Lines that run N to S on a grid. Start and end at the N and S poles.

Hemisphere

Half of the Earth

Meridians

Another name for lines of longitude

Parallels

Another name for lines of latitude

Degrees

Latitude and longitude lines are measured in

International Dateline

The imaginary line that runs N to S and is opposite of the Prime Meridian at 180˚

Greenwich

The Prime Meridian runs through which city in England?