Types of Maps (no notes)

Multiple Choice

What type of map is useful for telling boundary lines like countries and states?

• Special

• Political

• Physical

Multiple Choice

True or False: Political maps show lines between states

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What type of map is useful for understanding an areas geography?

• Special

• Political

• Physical

Multiple Choice

True or False: Physical maps show rivers

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What type of map is useful for understanding specific information, like an areas population?

• Special

• Political

• Physical

Multiple Choice

What is the box that explains the colors on a special map?

• Map Key

• Map title

• Map scale

Each line of Latitude and Longitude make a coordinate, or a specific location on planet earth.

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Latitude & Longitude

The Equator is the most important line of Latitude.
It splits the world into the northern and southern hemispheres

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Equator

The Prime Meridian is the most important line of Longitude.
It splits the world into the eastern and western hemispheres

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Prime Meridian

Multiple Choice

This is an example of which map type?

• Physical

• Special

• Political

Multiple Choice

This is an example of which map type?

• Physical

• Special

• Political

Multiple Choice

Which map type uses a KEY to tell you about the information?

• Physical

• Special

• Political