Geography related words: (भूगोलाशी संबंधित काही शब्द)

Geography related words: (भूगोलाशी संबंधित काही शब्द)

1. Altitude: the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level. (समुद्रसपाटीपासूनची उंची,उच्चता)

2. Latitude: distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees up to 90 degrees. (अक्षांश)

3. Longitude: distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line (called the prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England. (रेखांश)

4. Elevation: a place (such as a hill) that is higher than the area around it. (उंच जागा,उच्चता,उन्नयन)

5. The Tropics: the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm. (उष्ण कटिबंध)

6. Hemisphere: a half of the Earth. (गोलार्ध पृथ्वीचा अर्धा भाग)

7. Cartography: the process or skill of making maps. (नकाशे, तक्ते इ. तयार करण्याचे शास्‍त्र,नकाशारेखन)

8. Topography: the art or science of making maps that show the height, shape, etc., of the land in a particular area. (भूस्वरुपवर्णन,स्थलरुप)

9. GPS: a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places. (जीपीएस)

10. Pole: either of the two points at which the axis of a circle cuts the surface of a sphere. (धुव)

11. Analemma: This can be interpreted as how "fast" or "slow" the Sun (or a sundial) is compared to clock time. It also shows how far west or east the Sun is, compared with its mean position. (घड्याळ्याच्या वेळेशी तुलना करून सूर्य किती हळू अथवा वेगात आहे हे कळते)

12. Atlas: a book of maps or charts. (नकाशांचे पुस्तक)

13. Map: a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc. (नकाशा)