World map

A world map is a map of the surface of the Earth, which may be made using any of a number of different map projections.

Related Topics:
Map - Earth - Map projections

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Maps of the world are often either 'political' or 'physical'. The most important purpose of the political map is to show territorial borders; the purpose of the physical map is to show features of geography such as mountains, soil type or land use. Geological maps show not only the physical surface, but characteristics of the underlying rock, fault lines, and subsurface structures.

Related Topics:
Geography - Fault

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