Where in the world?
Which way is which?
Parts of a Map
What on Earth!
100

an object shaped like a sphere with a map of the world on it

Globe

100

North, East, South, West

Cardinal directions

100

a box that shows what the symbols on a map mean

Map Key

100

Equator

Imaginary line that cuts the world into halves

200

top of the world

North Pole

200
symbol on a map used to show directions

Compass Rose

200

another name for a map key

Legend

200

Northern Hemisphere

the "top" half of the Earth, above the equator

300
bottom of the world

South Pole

300

Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Southwest (SW), Northwest (NW)

Intermediate directions

300

a picture or something that represents something else

Symbol

300

half of the Earth

Hemisphere

400

Magnetic pole

an area near either the North or South Pole of the Earth toward which the needle of a compass points

400

a picture of an area from above

Map

400

Southern hemisphere

Below the equator, the "bottom" half of the Earth

500

the other imaginary line, that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole, that splits the world in half the opposite way

Prime Meridian

600

Western Hemisphere

the "left" half of the Earth

700

the "right" half of the Earth

Eastern Hemisphere