Types of Maps

Types of Maps

Political Maps

• Show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties,

• Bright colors are often used to help the user find the borders. 

• Show the location of major cities,

  They usually include significant bodies of water.

Multiple Choice

political maps show:

• elevation

• climate

• countries, roads, cities

• how many shoes Mrs. Shea owns

Physical Maps:

• Physical maps are designed to show the physical features of an area

  (location of landforms like deserts, mountains and plains.)

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Multiple Select

What would you NOT find on a physical map?

• deserts

• mountains

• plains

• sunflower fields

Topographic maps:

• shape of the earth’s surface is shown with contour lines. 

• Contours make it possible to measure the height of mountains, depths of the ocean bottom, and steepness of slopes

Fill in the Blanks

The shape of the earth's surface is shown with

lines.

Climate maps:

• a map that shows temperature, rain fall, humidity, and wind conditions in certain areas

Open Ended

How are climate maps different than topographic maps?

Road maps:

• major and minor highways, roads, railroad tracks, cities

• used for planning trips

Poll

Have you ever used a road map?

• yes

• no

Thematic Map:

• particular theme with an area

• population, restaurants, gas stations, resources

Multiple Choice

which map was not discussed today?

• climate

• resource

• thematic

• physical