Post on 14-Dec-2015
MAP TYPES BY ALIVIA BUTLER
10/23/13
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.
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.
Latitude and longitude
Latitude-lines that run east to west . Longitude-lines that run north to south. *measured in degrees. *latitude first; then longitude .
scales
Scale-measures a distance between two locations.
Continents and oceans
North America South America Antarctica Europe Africa Asia Australia
Atlantic ocean Pacific ocean Artic ocean Indian ocean