World Maps

Which of the type of map is this?

• Physical map

• Political map

• Road map

• Useless map

Why do political maps change and physical maps don't?

• Physical maps are updated more frequently than political maps.

• Everytime there is an election, the physical map has to change.

• Because if a country invades another country, the borders change.

• Everytime there is an election, the political map changes.

What might you find on a historical map?

• Mountains, lakes, and rivers

• Height of elevation

• A compass rose

• Information about a battle between armies

If you're having trouble finding out what the symbols on the map represent, where could you look?

• The back of the map

• The map legend

• The title of the map

• The compass rose

What is an example of a label you could find on a political map?

• The name of the country

• The symbol that shows which way north is

• A line of latitude

• A line of longitude

If you were looking at a map of the world and wanted to find the exact location of a country, what would you look for?

• The map legend

• Lines of latitude and longitude

• Symbols

• The map key

What can you find on nearly every map?

• Borders of countries

• Lines of elevation

• Symbols representing natural resources

• The location of Starbucks

A map's scale indicates that 1 cm equals 10 km. Two cities are 8 cm apart. How far apart are they in real life?

• 10 km

• 8 km

• 80 km

• 800 km

What type of map

• physical
• political
• climate
• historical

• elevation
• physical
• political
• road map