Social Studies Unit 1 Vocabulary cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west compass rose – shows the cardinal and intermediate directions on a map Equator – an imaginary line that runs east and west around the middle of Earth globe – a round model of the Earth intermediate directions – northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest map – a drawing of what a place looks like from above map key – tells what the pictures on a map mean (sometimes called a map legend) map scale – shows how far apart places really are on a map North Pole – the very top of the Earth political map – shows the borders of states, countries, and other areas physical map – shows different land and water features, such as lakes, mountains, and rivers Prime Meridian – an imaginary line that runs north and south on Earth South Pole – the very bottom of the Earth thematic map – tells us certain information about a place
