Maps

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Maps

• What are the different kinds of maps?

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Political Maps

• Political maps show how humans have impacted the
  landscape. For example, city names, roads,
  country borders, etc. are all part of political
  maps.
• A political map often uses colors to show the
  boundaries between states or countries.

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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.
• Wars and ethnic conflict are two major causes
  political maps change.

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Political Maps

• Lets look at some examples of political maps.

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Political Maps
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Political Maps
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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 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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Physical Maps

• Lets look at am examples of a 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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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.

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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

• 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.