Porcus
What is a pig
Some areas in the south have mild weather year-round:
BC
What is British Columbia
Gale Crater, found to have evidence of past water
What is Mars
It's a circle of the Earth that passes through both poles; the one through Greenwich is considered "prime"
What is a meridian
To appear, as if from thin air
What is to materialize
Ursus
What is bear
Rich in mineral resources:
YT
What is the Yukon Territory
The remains of the MESSENGER probe, as of April 30, 2015
What is Mercury
On a National Weather Service map, T.S. indicates this possible precursor to a hurricane
What is a tropical storm
To breathe in & out at an abnormally fast rate
What is to hyperventilate
Cetus
What is whale
Its nicknames include "Million-Acre Farm" & "Spud Island":
PE
What is Prince Edward Islands
Aphrodite Terra, a highland area the size of a continent along the equator
What is Venus
A contour is a line on a map that connects points that have equal this
What is altitude
For example, to turn the steering wheel too far to the left when your car drifts to the right
What is to overcompensate
Vacca
What is cow
This territory stretches across much of the Canadian Arctic:
NU
What is Nunavut
Loxahatchee River Battlefield Park... hold on, that's in Florida; the planet? A slightly oval 10,000-mile-wide reddish storm system
What is Jupiter
The Mercator is one variety of this method in which the curved surface of the earth is portrayed on a flat surface
What is a projection
To give human qualities to an animal or an inanimate object
What is to anthropomorphize
Cervus
What is deer
Its 2 main parts are separated by the Strait of Belle Isle:
NL
What is Newfoundland & Labrador
Its unique tilt ensures 21-year winters for each pole; we'll throw in that Cupid is an inner moon
What is Uranus
According to the "Rand McNally 2024 Large Scale Road Atlas" map of Arizona, one this equals about 20 these
What is an inch & a mile
A blow to the head could do this to you, deprive you of the ability to function
What is to incapacitate