Political Boundaries

Political Maps

Political Maps

Political Map: shows countries, states and towns.

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What do Political Maps show?

Border: a line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries.

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What is the line called that separates a country, a state or a city?

Borders can be either natural or man-made.

What kind of border is in this image?

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What kind of border is in this image?

• Man Made Border

• Natural Border

Some physical borders are natural, such as this one.

Can you identify what is the natural border is in the image?

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What kind of border is in this image?

• Man Made

• Natural

Some man made borders are imaginary lines made up to divide states and countries. For example: (See Image)

Is there a physical border that is dividing these 4 states: New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Arizona?

This is the same border as previous slide but from a sky view.

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True or False: Borders can be natural or man made?

• True

• False

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True or False: Man Made Borders can be Physical or Imaginary Lines

• True

• False

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True or False: Political Maps show countries, states and cities.

• True

• False

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What kind of border is in the image?

• Natural

• Man Made

Multiple Choice

True or False: All borders are man made

• True

• False

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True or False: Political Maps can show the entire world or a place as small as a city.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Natural Borders are Man Made

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Political Maps show borders.

• True

• False

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True or False: Political Maps show countries and states but NOT cities

• True

• False

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True or False: Imaginary Borders can be easily crossed.

• True

• False