Chapter 1 Vocabulary

1. A location of place in relation to other places.

• Globe

• Map Legend

• Relative Location

• Map Scale

1. The directions halfway between the four cardinal directions; northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast.

• Cardinal Directions

• Compass Rose

• Grid

• Intermediate Directions

1. The four primary directions; north, south, east, and west.

• Map Title

• Cardinal Directions

• Map

• Map Legend

A three-dimensional model of Earth.

• Map Title

• Globe

• Map

• Coordinates

A tool that explains what each color, shape, or symbol used on a map means; another term for a map key.

• Map Legend

• Map Title

• Map Scale

• Relative Location

A tool that shows how distances on a map compare to actual distances on Earth.

• Map Legend

• Map Title

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

1. The heading that tells what information is shown on the map.

• Coordinates

• Map Title

• Map Scale

• Map Legend

A pair of numbers and/or letters that use a grid to identify a specific location.

• Map

• Relative Location

• Coordinates

• Cardinal Directions

A map tool that indicates the orientation of north and other cardinal or intermediate directions on a map.

• Compass Rose

• Relative Location

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

1. A drawing of Earth. 

• Map

• Grid

• Globe

• Coordinates