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

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

An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.

A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).

Cartography is the study and the construction of maps.

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 contour is a line on a topographic map that represents locations that have the same altitude.

An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.

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

A relief map is a topographic map that uses different colors or shades to indicate elevations.

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Question	Answer
archipelago	An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
atoll	An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.
azimuth	An azimuth is the angle that a line makes with a meridian (a line of longitude), going clockwise from north.
bathymetric map	A bathymetric map is a map of the bottom of a body of water, noting the depth contours (these are called isobaths).
cartography	Cartography is the study and the construction of maps.
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.
contour	A contour is a line on a topographic map that represents locations that have the same altitude.
estuary	An estuary is where a river meets the sea or ocean.
antipodes	Antipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole).
relief map	A relief map is a topographic map that uses different colors or shades to indicate elevations.

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