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The Orthophanic (meaning 'right appearing') projection, also called the Robinson projection, is a widely-used type of map in which the Earth is shown in a flattened ellipse. In this pseudocylindrical ...

Orthographic projection

Geography; Geography

An Orthographic projection is a type of map which is essentially a drawing of (one side of) a globe. There is a lot of distortion of area in this type of map, but one gets the idea that the globe is ...

Ocean

Geography; Geography

An ocean is a large body of salt water that surrounds a continent. Oceans cover more the two-thirds of the Earth's surface

Projection

Geography; Geography

A projection is a representation of one thing onto another, such as a curved 3-dimensional surface (like the Earth) onto a flat 2-dimensional map. A projection is a representation of one thing onto ...

Prairie

Geography; Geography

A prairie is a wide, relatively flat area of land that has grasses and only a few trees.

Prime meridian

Geography; Geography

The prime meridian (0 degrees longitude) is the meridian that passes through Greenwich, England.

International date line (IDL)

Geography; Geography

The International Date Line 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 ...