All About Maps

A map showing landmarks such as landforms, deserts, mountains and plains.

• Political

• Physical

• Elevation

• Population

A map showing governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities.

• Political

• Physical

• Population

• Elevation

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

• Political

• Physical

What type of map is this?

• climate map

• economic resource map

• physical map

• political map

• topographic map

Which one is a road map?

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Something you would find on a physical map is...

• a highway

• a lake

• a different subject

• a border between states or countries

If a certain subject or theme is being focused on, you'd look on a...

• elevation map

• political map

• physical map

• thematic map

What type of map would you use if you wanted to find the countries bordering Egypt?

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic
• Nothing

Which part of a map helps you find the cardinal point of a place.

• scale bar
• compass rose
• key
• title