bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).

A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

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 equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.

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 s certain populated areas.

The legend of a map (also called the key) is a small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map.

A hill is a raised area or mound of land.

An ice shelf is a thick slab of floating ice that is next to land.

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Term	Definition
bay	bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf).
cape	A cape is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.
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.
equator	The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles.
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 s certain populated areas.
legend	The legend of a map (also called the key) is a small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map.
hill	A hill is a raised area or mound of land.
ice shelf	An ice shelf is a thick slab of floating ice that is next to land.

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