Political & Physical Maps

This is a ______________ map.

• political

• physical

This is a ______________ map.

• political

• physical

Check the features of a political map.

• Shows city, state, and country names

• Shows roads

• Shows many physical features

• Very colorful

Select the features of a physical map.

• Shows many natural/physical features.

• Colors are realistic.

• Shows state borders

• Shows many landforms and bodies of water.

What is geography?

• A map that shows physical features.

• The study of places and the relationships between people and their environment.

• The study of historical events.

• A map that shows cities, states, countries, and their borders.

If I am wanting to take a trip from Kentucky to California, which map would I be more likely to use?

• Physical Map

• Political Map

If I was wanting to locate the mountain ranges in the United States, which map would I be more likely to use?

• Physical Map

• Political Map

Which is a difference between maps and globes?

• Maps are 3D and globes are flat.

• Maps show places and globes do not.

• Maps are flat and globes are 3D models of the Earth.

• Globes show places and maps do not.