Directions Compass Rose – a symbol that shows a direction on a map. Cardinal Directions – north, south, east, west North Pole – the point farthest north on Earth. South Pole – the point farthest south on Earth Intermediate Direction – northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

Symbols and Legends Symbol – a picture on a map that stands for something real Boundaries – lines that separate states or countries Legend – a map key or a list of symbols on a map and what they stand for Political Map – a map that shows the boundaries separating states and countries Title – the name of the map

Longitude Longitude – the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian Prime Meridian – an imaginary line going from the North Pole to the South Pole Meridians – lines of longitude Eastern and Western Hemisphere – is divided by the Prime Meridian

Latitude Latitude – the distance north and south of the Equator Equator – the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth the divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere Tropic of Cancer – the parallel of latitude twenty-three and half degrees north of the Equator Tropic of Capricorn – the parallel of latitude twenty-three and half degrees south of the Equator Arctic Circle – the parallel of latitude sixth-six and half degrees north of the Equator Antarctic Circle - the parallel of latitude sixth-six and half degrees south of the Equator Parallels – lines of latitude Degrees – the units of latitude and longitude lines

Time Zones The Earth is turning all the time It makes one complete rotation or turn every 24 hours The Earth is divided into 24 time zones There is one time zone for each hour in the day Arizona is in the Mountain Time Zone