Types of Maps

Shows the major cities, country borders, states and capitals.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Resource/Product Map

• Weather/Climate Map

• Road Map

Shows what the temperatures and rainfall or snow is like in an area.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Resource/Product Map

• Weather/Climate Map

• Road Map

Shows the landforms and the water of an area.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Resource/Product Map

• Weather/Climate Map

• Road Map

Shows what is made or found in an area.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Resource/Product Map

• Weather/Climate Map

• Road Map

Shows how to drive from one place to another.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Resource/Product Map

• Weather/Climate Map

• Road Map

If you were driving from Alabama to California which map would you use?

• Physical Map

• Resource Map

• Climate Map

• Road Map

If you wanted to know the capital cities of state which map would you use?

• Product Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Weather Map

Which map would a meteorologist use to tell the daily forecast?

• Physical Map

• Product Map

• Weather Map

• Road Map

If you wanted to find the best beaches around Alabama, which map would you use?

• Road Map

• Climate Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

If you wanted to find out which state grew oranges, which map would you use?

• Political Map

• Product Map

• Physical Map

• Climate Map