What is a map?????

A map is a drawing of a geographic area.

Different types of maps

• POLITICAL MAP: shows the major boundaries between countries or states

• PHYSICAL MAPS: shows physical

characteristics of a region, such as mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans

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• PRODUCT MAPS: provides information on the major natural resources and agricultural and industrial products of an area

• THEME MAPS: provides information on a theme, such as precipitation, temperature, rainfall, languages or another point of interest.

Political Map Example

Physical Map Example

Product Map Example

Theme Map Example

Guess the map….

Can you guess the type of map in each example?

Map # 1What type of map am I?

Did you guess…

PRODUCT MAP

Map #2 What type of map am I?

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THEME MAP

Map # 3What type of map am I?

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PHYSICAL MAP

Map # 4What type of map am I?

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POLITICAL MAP

Map # 5

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THEME MAP

Map # 6

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PRODUCT MAP

Map # 7

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POLITICAL MAP

Map # 8

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PHYSICAL MAP

Map #9

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THEME MAP

Map #10

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POLITICAL MAP

Map # 11

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PRODUCT MAP

Maps are useful!

Maps provide different kinds of information.

We can learn so much information by reading a map.