10/23/13. political map-shows state and national boundaries; locations of cities. physical map-shows...
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MAP TYPES BY ALIVIA BUTLER
10/23/13
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Political, Physical, and Topographic Maps
Political map-shows state and national boundaries; locations of cities.
Physical map-shows mountains rivers and lakes.
Topographic map-has contour lines instead of colors to show landscape.
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Climate map-shows weather of an area and climate zones.
Economic or resource map-specific type of natural resource in an area.
Road map-shows major and minor highways and roads
Thematic map-focus on a special topic or a special theme.
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Latitude and longitude
Latitude-lines that run east to west . Longitude-lines that run north to south. *measured in degrees. *latitude first; then longitude .
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scales
Scale-measures a distance between two locations.
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Continents and oceans
North America South America Antarctica Europe Africa Asia Australia
Atlantic ocean Pacific ocean Artic ocean Indian ocean
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