Types of Maps

What do political maps show?

• Streets and highways of a region

• Climate zones of a region

• Natural features of a region

• Boundaries between countries

What do physical maps show?

• Climate zones of a region

• Streets and highways of a region

• Natural features of a region

• Boundaries between countries

What do topographic maps show?

• Natural features of a region

• Boundaries between countries

• Elevation of the land and shape of the Earth's surface

• Streets and highways of a region

What do climate maps show?

• Boundaries between countries

• Different climate zones of a region

• Natural features of a region

• Elevation of the land and shape of the Earth's surface

What do road maps show?

• Streets and highways of a region

• Elevation of the land and shape of the Earth's surface

• Natural features of a region

• Boundaries between countries

What do resource maps show?

• Natural features of a region

• Boundaries between countries

• Elevation of the land and shape of the Earth's surface

• Location of different natural resources

What do population density maps show?

• Natural features of a region

• Amount or density of people who live in a particular area

• Boundaries between countries

• Elevation of the land and shape of the Earth's surface

What do historical maps show?

• Events or places from long ago

• Amount or density of people who live in a particular area

• Natural features of a region

• Boundaries between countries

What is the purpose of using maps?

• To understand the political landscape of a region

• All of the above

• To navigate around different types of landforms

• To study the physical features of the Earth

Why are maps important for geographers?

• To study the physical features of the Earth

• To navigate around different types of landforms

• All of the above

• To understand the political landscape of a region