Map Vocabulary #1

This tells what the map is about; the main topic

• compass rose

• map title

• scale

• inset map

contains symbols that describe what can be found on a map

• map title

• inset map

• map key

• ocean

These are following directions: NE, SE, SW, NW

• map key

• intermediate directions

• symbols

• cardinal directions

These are the following directions: N, S, E, W

• cardinal directions

• symbols

• inset map

• intermediate directions

This is one of the seven main areas of land on Earth

• title

• ocean

• symbol

• continents

A body of saltwater larger than a sea

• ocean

• compass rose

• continent

• lake

Identifies the relationship between the distance on a map to the actual distance on the ground

• compass rose

• inset map

• map title

• map scale

the image or design on a map that shows direction

• map key

• compass rose

• symbol

• map scale

a smaller map inside a larger map showing a specific area in more detail

• cardinal directions

• map title

• inset map

• compass rose

pictures or images that stand for something on a map

• inset map

• map key

• map title

• symbol