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Map Skills Vocabulary

Map and globe words: compass rose, legend, scale, equator, hemisphere and more.

  • 🎓 Grades 2–4
  • 🌎 Social Studies
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  1. map

    Flat drawing of a place seen from above

  2. globe

    Round model of Earth

  3. compass rose

    Symbol that shows directions on a map

  4. map key

    Box that explains the symbols on a map

  5. legend

    Another name for a map key

  6. scale

    Tells how map distance compares to real distance

  7. symbol

    Small picture that stands for something real

  8. cardinal directions

    Main directions: north, south, east and west

  9. northeast

    Direction halfway between north and east

  10. equator

    Imaginary line around the middle of Earth

  11. hemisphere

    Half of Earth

  12. prime meridian

    Line of 0° longitude that runs pole to pole

  13. latitude

    Lines that measure distance north or south

  14. longitude

    Lines that measure distance east or west

  15. atlas

    Book of maps

  16. border

    Line where one state or country ends

  17. continent

    One of Earth's seven large land areas

  18. ocean

    Huge body of salt water

  19. grid

    Lines that form squares to help find places

  20. North Pole

    Northernmost point on Earth

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