Latitude and Longitude and Types of Maps

This colorful map shows the lines that people use to divide countries and states. It also shows major cities.

• Political Map

• Climate Map

• Physical Map

• Contour Map

This map shows such features as mountains, deserts, lakes, canyons, and rivers.

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Land Resource Map

• Political Map

A map that details the type of weather found in an area.

• Climate Map

• Elevation Map

• Political Map

• Contour Map

A map that uses color to show height and above sea level.

• Climate Map

• Political Map

• Elevation Map

• Contour Map

A map that displays a specific area/land forms height using lines.

• Contour Map

• Elevation Map

• Land Resource Map

• Climate Map

A map that displays how the land pictured is being used. The map can display crops, minerals, and animals in the area.

• Climate Map

• Physical Map

• Land Resource Map

• Political Map

To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at:

• the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude

• the lines of latitude only

• the lines of longitude only

• a neighboring area to describe the location

Latitude lines on a globe run from

• north to south

• east to west

• north to east

• south to west

____________ lines on a globe run from east to west

• North Pole

• South Pole

• Latitude

• Longitude

On a globe the equator is the

• Horizontal, center line-Latitude

• Vertical, center line-Longitude

• 30 degree line

• 180 degree line