The Antarctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' S, around the south pole.

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. Then, the cone is unwrapped into a flat surface.

A dune is a hill or a ridge made of sand. Dunes are shaped by the wind, and change all the time.

The Eastern Hemisphere consists of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

A geologic map is a map that notes the structure and composition of geologic features, like the presence of minerals, rock types, earthquake faults, underground water, and landslide areas.

GPS is short for global positioning system. GPS devices tell you your exact longitude and latitude (it gets the information from orbiting satellites).

International Date Line

The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary north-south line (at the 180th meridian), in the Pacific Ocean, at which the date changes. The east side of the IDL is a calendar day earlier than the west side. The actual IDL used is not a straight line,

A lagoon is a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or a sandbank.

A Mercator projection is a type of rectangular map (a cylindrical projection) in which the true compass directions are kept intact (lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles), but areas are distorted (for example, polar areas look much lar

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Term	Definition
Antarctic Circle	The Antarctic Circle is an imaginary circle at latitude 66°30' S, around the south pole.
cartographer	cartographer
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. Then, the cone is unwrapped into a flat surface.
dune	A dune is a hill or a ridge made of sand. Dunes are shaped by the wind, and change all the time.
Eastern Hemisphere	The Eastern Hemisphere consists of Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
geologic map	A geologic map is a map that notes the structure and composition of geologic features, like the presence of minerals, rock types, earthquake faults, underground water, and landslide areas.
GPS	GPS is short for global positioning system. GPS devices tell you your exact longitude and latitude (it gets the information from orbiting satellites).
International Date Line	The International Date Line (IDL) is an imaginary north-south line (at the 180th meridian), in the Pacific Ocean, at which the date changes. The east side of the IDL is a calendar day earlier than the west side. The actual IDL used is not a straight line,
lagoon	A lagoon is a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or a sandbank.
Mercator projection	A Mercator projection is a type of rectangular map (a cylindrical projection) in which the true compass directions are kept intact (lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles), but areas are distorted (for example, polar areas look much lar

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