Maps

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Maps

By Brenea Rolle

TYPES OF MAPS

There are many different types of maps. Some are political, physical and climatic maps.

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Political map

WHAT IS A POLITICAL MAP?

• ​A political map shows the state and national boundaries of a place. A political map does not have any topographic features.

• It also shows the location of cities, with respect to each other.

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What is a PHYSICAL MAP?

• A physical map is one which shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes.

• The physical features are usually shown in different colors.

• Rivers and lakes are shown in blue, places of low elevation are shown in dark green and as the elevation increases, the color becomes light green and eventually orange.

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CLIMATIC MAP

• ​A climatic map shows the information about the climate of different areas. For example it shows areas which receive more rainfall or snow, or which have dry weather.

• It uses colors to depict areas with different climate.

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What is a political map?

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A _______map shows the location of cities.

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Why do you think maps are important? ( Reply with at least 3-4 sentences)

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What is a physical map?

• A physical map is one which shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, forests and lakes

• A physical map shows the temperature of the land

• A physical map shows the state and national boundaries of a place. A political map does not have any topographic features.

• A physical map show the different resources present in the area