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Geography words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Altitude | Altitude is the height of an area, measured from sea level. |
| Atlas | A book containing maps and charts. |
| Compass | A compass is a device that always points north. It is used for navigation |
| Estuary | An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean. |
| Isthmus | An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides. |
| relief map | A relief map is a topographic map that uses different colors or shades to indicate elevations. |
| strait | A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. |
| weather map | A weather map is a map that shows weather conditions for a time period. Weather maps show storms, fronts, temperatures, rain, snow, sleet, fog, etc. |
| quadrangle | A quadrangle is a four-sided area bounded by two lines (parallels) of latitude and two lines of longitude (meridians) on a map. |
| planar projection | A planar projection is a type of map in which the details of the globe are projected onto a plane (a flat surface) yielding a rectangular-shaped map. Cylindrical maps have a lot of distortion towards the edges. |
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