Lukas

Question 1

Oasis

Answer 1

An oasis is a place in the desert that has water and is fertile.

Question 2

Orthographic projection

Answer 2

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 being represented.

Question 3

planimetric map

Answer 3

A planimetric map is a map that represents only the horizontal positions of features (and not the vertical positions, like heights, which a topographic map shows).

Question 4

prairie

Answer 4

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

Question 5

projection

Answer 5

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 another, such as a curved 3-dimensional surface (like the Earth) onto a flat 2-dimensional map. There are 3 major types of projections, cylindrical, conic, and planar

Question 6

relief map

Answer 6

A relief map is a topographic map that uses different colors or shades to indicate elevations.

Question 7

strait

Answer 7

A strait is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Question 8

topographic map

Answer 8

A topographic map is a map that represents elevations on it.

Question 9

tundra

Answer 9

A tundra is a cold, treeless area; it is the coldest biome.

Question 10

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 10

The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line of latitude at 23°30’ S.