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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cave | A cave is a large hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain. |
| equator | The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles. |
| estuary | An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean. |
| hill | A hill is a raised area or mound of land. |
| key | The key of a map (also called the legend) is a small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map. |
| geographical coordinate system | A geographical coordinate system is a system that uses latitude and longitude to describe points on the spherical surface of the globe. |
| parallel | A parallel (of latitude) is a line on a map that represents an imaginary east-west circle drawn on the Earth in a plane parallel to the plane that contains the equator. |
| sinusoidal projection | A sinusoidal projection is a type of map projection in which lines of latitude are parallel to the equator, and lines of longitude are curved around the prime meridian. |