Types of Maps - Louisiana

Types of Maps - Louisiana

Third Grade

​Political Map

-major cities

-capital city

-borders​

​Physical Map

​-physical features such as

mountains, deserts, and plains.

​-elevation (how high or low the land is)

Road Map​

​-major highways

-interstates

​Think-Pair

​What is the difference between a physical map and a road map?

Multiple Choice

Which map shows landforms such as hills and mountains

• political map

• physical map

• road map

Multiple Choice

​Which map would you use to find the fastest route from one city to another?

• political map

• physical map

• road map

​Resource Map

-shows resources found in a particular place​

​-uses symbols to represent resources

​-examples of resources include oil, sugarcane, wood, cotton, and rice

​Population/Density Map

-shows ​how many people live in each area

​-uses colors to show population

​Precipitation Map

​-shows the amount of rainfall an area has throughout a year

​-uses colors to show rainfall amounts (usually in inches)

​Think-Pair

​What is the difference between a population map and a preciptation map?

Multiple Choice

Which map shows how many people live in a region?

• political map

• population map

• precipitation map

Multiple Choice

Which map would you use to find out which region produces cotton?

• resource map

• population map

• precipitation map

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of this map?

• to show the major cities or parishes

• to show the major roadways  

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of this map?

• to show have much rain is in a region

• to show how many people live in a certain region

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​This is our country. It is called the United States of America.

​This is our state. It is called Louisiana.

​This is our parish. It is called Lafourche.

​This is our city. It is called Thibodaux.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the city we go to school in?

• United States of America

• Louisiana

• Lafourche

• Thibodaux

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the parish we go to school in?

• United States of America

• Louisiana

• Lafourche

• Thibodaux

Multiple Choice

What is the name of our country?

• United States of America

• Louisiana

• Lafourche

• Thibodaux

Multiple Choice

What is the name of our state?

• United States of America

• Louisiana

• Lafourche

• Thibodaux