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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antipodes | Antipodes are a pair of points that are on opposite sides of a planet (like the North Pole and the South Pole). |
| archipelago | An archipelago is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean. |
| central meridian | A central meridian is a meridian that passes through the center of a projection. The central meridian is often a straight line that is an axis of symmetry of the projection. |
| 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. Then, the cylinder is unwrapped into a flat surface, yielding a rectangular-shap |
| forestry map | A forestry map is a map that notes the density, kind, size, and value of the trees in an area. |
| geomorphology | Geomorphology is the scientific field that investigates how landforms are formed on the Earth (and other planets). |
| geographical coordinate system | A geographical coordinate system is a system that uses latitude and longitude to describe points on the spherical surface of the globe. |
| 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, |
| isthmus | An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses. An isthmus has water on two sides. |
| 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 |