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