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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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mercator projection
Geography; Geography
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 ...
map projections
Geography; Geography
There are many ways of making maps. Since a map is a 2-dimensional representation of a curved surface (a globe), the map cannot be perfectly accurate. These map-making methods are ...
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