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geo words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bathymetric Map | A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths). |
| Analemma | he analemma is a figure-8-shaped diagram that shows the declination of the sun (the angle that the sun is from the equator), for each day in the year. If you took a snapshot of the sun at the same time each day (from the same location), |
| Conic Projection | A conic projection is a type of map in which a cone is wrapped around a sphere (the globe), and the details of the globe are projected onto the conic surface. |
| Cylindrical Projection | A cylindrical projection is a type of map in which a cylinder is wrapped around a sphere (the globe), and the details of the globe are projected onto the cylindrical surface. |
| Marsh | A marsh is a type of freshwater, brackish water or saltwater wetland that is found along rivers, pond, lakes and coasts. Marsh plants grow up out of the water. |
| Robinson projection | The Robinson projection is a widely-used type of map in which the Earth is shown within an ellipse with a flat top and bottom. In this pseudocylind raical. |
| Isthmus | An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides. |
| Ice shelf | An ice shelf is a thick slab of floating ice that is next to land. |
| contour | A contour is a line on a topographic map that represents locations that have the same altitude. |
| Quadrangle | A quadrangle is a four-sided area bounded by two lines (parallels) of latitude and two lines of longitude (meridians) on a map. |
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