Political Boundaries

Political Maps

Political Maps

Political Map: shows countries, states and towns.

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

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?

Multiple Choice

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.

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What kind of border is in the image?

• Natural

• Man Made

Multiple Choice

True or False: All borders are man made

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Imaginary Borders can be easily crossed.

• True

• False