A compass rose a tool to show the cardinal directions.

A HEMISPHERE IS ONE HALF OF THE EARTH.

THE EQUATOR IS AN IMAGINARY LINE SEPARATING THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES. WE CAN ONLY SEE THE EQUATOR ON A GLOBE.

LANDFORMS ARE NATURAL FORMS, THAT SHAPE THE EARTH.

A POLITICAL MAP SHOWS BOUNDARIES OF COUNTRIES.

THE PRIME MERIDIAN IS AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT SEPARATES THE WESTERN AND EASTERN HEMISPHERES.

A PHYSICAL MAP SHOWS LANDFORM, LOWEST POINTS, AND HIGHEST POINTS.

AN ABSOLUTE LOCATION IS A CERTAIN SPOT ON THE MAP.

ELEVATION IS HOW HIGH OR LOW A CERTAIN PLACE IS.

A MAP KEY OR LEGEND, SHOWS THE MEANING OF SYMBOLS.

A MAP SCALE USES CENTIMETERS OR KILOMETERS TO MEASURE A MILE ON A MAP.

LATITUDE LINES ARE THE IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN EAST TO WEST, BUT TELL YOU HOW NORTH OR SOUTH A PLACE IS.

LONGITUDE LINES ARE IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN UP AND DOWN THE EARTH.