Maps

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Maps
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3 types of maps

• Physical
• Political
• Special purpose

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Political Maps

• Usually colored by country or by state
• Political colors make it easy to compare size,
  shape, and location
• Bold letters often make the country names stand
  out
• Symbols make it easy to tell capitals from other
  cities
• Political maps also name certain physical
  features, such as rivers and lakes

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The World Political

• Political maps show how people have divided
  places on the Earth into countries, states,
  cities and other units for the purpose of
  governing them.

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World Political Map
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Political Maps

• Political maps change frequently (physical maps
  change very, very slowly through geologic
  processes) and must be redrawn often. A
  political map of the world that is 50 years old
  is no longer accurate.
• Political maps show how humans have impacted the
  landscape. For example, city names, roads,
  country borders, etc. are all part of political
  maps.
• Wars and ethnic conflict are two major
  causes political maps change.

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Physical Maps

• Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth
  looks like.
• A physical map highlights Earths natural
  features, such as mountains and forests.

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Physical Map

• Has colors that make natural patterns stand out
• The colors on the map can stand for types of
  vegetation, mountain, and natural features
• Names of big natural features are easy to see
• Physical maps also include some political
  information, such as boundaries

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Physical Maps

• Physical maps do not contain man made features.
• For example, a physical map would be a map of
  what you would see if you were looking down on
  Earth from space.

Notice you do not see country borders or city
markings. These divisions are created by people.
For example, there is no actual line dividing
Texas from its bordering states.
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The World Physical

• Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth
  looks like.

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World Physical Map
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Physical Maps

• There are different types of physical maps.
• Relief Maps Show the difference in height
  between land
• Elevation Maps Show the elevation, or height
  above sea level.

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Special Purpose Maps
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Special Purpose Map

• Special purpose maps are made to present specific
  kinds of information.
• They usually show or emphasize one subject or
  theme.
• The title of the map tells what kind of special
  information is being shown on the map.
• Some examples of special purpose maps are
  climate, natural resources, population density,
  and many more.
• It is very important to look at the title and key
  to see what information is being emphasized.

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Global Climates

• This map shows the general climate regions of the
  world.

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World Religions

• Religious beliefs help define a peoples culture,
  so to understand a people, it is important to
  consider what religions influence that group.

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Resource map
Shows the resources of an area of the world.
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Product map
Shows the products from a given area of the world.
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Population Map
A map that shows different population of the
world it is an example of a thematic map. Also,
shows a certain area of population.
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Vegetation map
Maps which locate different kinds of plant cover
in a geographic area.
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Oceans of the World

• The world has five major oceans.
• Atlantic
• Pacific
• Arctic
• Indian
• Southern

Atlantic ocean
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Continents of the World
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Map Review

• What is the purpose of a Political map?

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Map Review

• I am planning a trip to New York. What kind of
  map would I most likely need?
• A political map
• Why?
• A political map would show me states and cities.
  This is information that I would likely need to
  know if going to New York.

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Map Review

• What is the purpose of a Physical map?

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Map Review

• Think about a hiker. What kind of map would they
  need?
• A physical map.
• Why?
• They would need to know things like where
  mountains, forest, and rivers are.

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Map Review

• Name some types of special purpose maps.