Types of Maps
This Map shows countries, states, and capitals.
What is a Political map
This map shows how many people live in a place.
what is a population map?
Physical Map
colors, Key, landforms
I am half of the Earth.
I am the cardinal direction that you would use to explain the relative direction of the United states from Europe.
What is west?
This map shows features of the Earth's surface.
What is a physical map?
Shows the climate of a place using weather patterns, rainfall, and or temperature.
What is a climate map?
Political Map
colors, capitals, borders, and shape
I divide the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
I am the cardinal direction of Africa in regard to Europe.
what is south?
This map shows major/minor roads and points of interest and will help you find your way.
What is a Road Navigation map?
This map shows the world, people, cultures, and resources on earth.
What is a Thematic Map?
Climate map
One topic, symbols, color, Key
I divide the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
What is the Prime meridian?
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Antarctica
This map shows the shape and elevation,
What is a topographical map?
This map shows how the land is being used.
What is a Land use/ resource Map?
Topographical
Lines
close lines= steep
far lines= flat
I am imaginary lines that run north to south and measure east and west of the prime meridian.
what is longitude?
I am the cardinal direction of Africa to Austrailia.
What is West?
This map shows the Pathways or direction of a topic.
What is a Flow/Line Map?
Name specific examples of what a land use/ resource map might show.
Vegetation, crops, forest vs ag, mines and wells.
Road Navigation Maps
Lines for roads
I am imaginary lines that run east to west and measure north or south of the equator.
What is Latitude?
Greenland is part of what continent?
What is Europe?