Antipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).

archipelago An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.

Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' N, around the north pole.

atlas A book containing maps and charts.

atoll An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

Geomorphology is the scientific field that investigates how landforms are formed on the Earth (and other planets).

orthographic projection?

Orthographic projection An Orthographic projection is a type of map which is essentially a drawing of (one side of) a globe. There is a lot of distortion of area in this type of map, but one gets the idea that the globe is being represented.

orthphanic projection

Orthophanic projectionThe Orthophanic (meaning 'right appearing') projection, also called the Robinson projection, is a widely-used type of map in which the Earth is shown in a flattened ellipse. In this pseudocylindrical projection, lines of latitude are

A planimetric map is a map that represents only the horizontal positions of features (and not the vertical positions, like heights, which a topographic map shows).

A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

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Question	Answer
Antipodes?	Antipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).
Archipelago?	archipelago An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
Arctic circle?	Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' N, around the north pole.
atlas?	atlas A book containing maps and charts.
atoll?	atoll An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.
Geomorphology?	Geomorphology is the scientific field that investigates how landforms are formed on the Earth (and other planets).
orthographic projection?	Orthographic projection An Orthographic projection is a type of map which is essentially a drawing of (one side of) a globe. There is a lot of distortion of area in this type of map, but one gets the idea that the globe is being represented.
orthphanic projection	Orthophanic projectionThe Orthophanic (meaning 'right appearing') projection, also called the Robinson projection, is a widely-used type of map in which the Earth is shown in a flattened ellipse. In this pseudocylindrical projection, lines of latitude are
planimetric map	A planimetric map is a map that represents only the horizontal positions of features (and not the vertical positions, like heights, which a topographic map shows).
tributary.	A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a larger river.

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