Maps

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Maps
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Political Maps

• 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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Physical Maps

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

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Climate Maps

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

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Climate Map
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Topographic Maps

• Include contour lines to show the shape and
  elevation of an area. Lines that are close
  together indicate steep terrain, and lines that
  are far apart indicate flat terrain.

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A
B
Which area has a steep terrain A or B?
B
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Mercator Projection
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Robinson Projection
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Macarthur's Universal Corrective Map
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Map Review

• What is the purpose of a Political map?

To show borders of countries, states, cities
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Map Review

• What is the purpose of a Physical map?
• Physical maps show what the surface of the world
  looks like