Geograph

Question 1

Mollweide projection

Answer 1

A Mollweide projection is a type of sinusoidal projection map in which the entire surface of the Earth is shown within an ellipse

Question 2

Gulf

Answer 2

A gulf is a part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay)

Question 3

central meridian

Answer 3

A central meridian is a meridian that passes through the center of a projection.

Question 4

atoll

Answer 4

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

Question 5

archipelago

Answer 5

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

Question 6

isthmus

Answer 6

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses.

Question 7

lagoon

Answer 7

A lagoon is a shallow body of water that is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a strip of land or a sandbank.

Question 8

Mercator projection

Answer 8

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)

Question 9

Orthophonic

Answer 9

The Orthophonic (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.

Question 10

Planar projection

Answer 10

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 of distortion towards the edges.