Answer: contour lines.
Topographic maps are easily recognized by their contour lines.
It's the point where we are passing it while we're orbiting the sun and it looks like it's moving backwards
Answer:
distance from the sea.
ocean currents.
direction of prevailing winds.
shape of the land (known as 'relief' or 'topography')
distance from the equator.
the El Niño phenomenon.
Explanation:
The Earth's true shape is called: A Oblate Spheroid. It might just look like a regular circle, but it's not. It's actually a Oblate Spheroid.
I know this because I did some research online.
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- Debbie