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The study of physical characteristics of earth and the distribution and effects of life on earth, especially that of humans.
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planar projection
Geography; Geography
A planar projection is a type of map in which the details of the globe are projected onto a plane (a flat surface) yielding a rectangular-shaped map. Cylindrical maps have a lot ...
physical map
Geography; Geography
A physical map is a map that shows an areas natural physical features, like mountains, lakes, and rivers.
orthophanic projection
Geography; Geography
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 ...
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 ...
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