map terms

a key on a map that explains the symbols on the map

• Legend
• Compass
• Scale
• Grid

the height of land above sea level

• Altitude
• Longitude
• Latitude
• Depth

Another word for elevation. The height of land above sea level.

• Altitude
• Longitude
• Latitude
• Equator

Flat or gently rolling land that stands high above sea level

• Plateau
• Mountain
• Valley
• Hill

A ratio that compares map distance to actual distance

• Scale
• Compass
• Legend
• Grid

A series of lines on a map or globe that cross each other at right angles.

• Longitude and Latitude
• Equator and Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
• Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle