GIS - Geographic Information Sytem: a spatial stystem that creates and manages maps of data, GPS - Global Position System: space-based navigation, physical map - a map that shows the physical features of land, such as mountains, hills, and bodies of water, political map - a map that shows boundaries, names of states or countries, and other political divisions, mental map - a map inside one's mind, Robinson projection - a map which contains curved lines of longitude and distorted the shapes of continents, especially near the poles, Mercator projection - a map with lines of longitude and latittude that are parallel and perpendicular; land appears larger near the poles, polar projection - a map that does not show the Southern hemisphere, but clearly shows the North Pole, Atlantic-centered map - a map that has the Atlantic Ocean in the center, Pacific-centered map - a map that has the Pacific Ocean in the center,

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