Types of Maps
This map shows the physical landscape features of a place. They generally show things like mountains, rivers and lakes and water is always shown with blue. Mountains and elevation changes are usually shown with different colors and shades to show relief.
Physical Map
Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea
Vasco de Gama
Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
Hernan Cortes
The mountain chain that runs through much of Eastern Kentucky
This region is the farthest west and was added to the original state
This map does not show any topographic features. It instead focuses solely on the state and national boundaries of a place. They also include the locations of cities - both large and small, depending on the detail of the map.
Political Map
An Italian explorer who was sent by Spain to find a passage to the India. He discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India but always thought he was in the Indies.
Christopher Columbus
French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river
Jacques Cartier
The river that forms the western border of Kentucky
Mississippi River
This region is named after an herb and is the largest region in the state.
Pennyroyal
This map uses contour lines instead of colors to show changes in the landscape. Contour lines on these maps are normally spaced at regular intervals to show elevation changes.
Topographic Map
Portuguese explorer that was the first to sail around the world. His journey took 3 years and he died in a battle in the Philippines.
Ferdinand Magellan
Sailed to the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa in 1488
Bartholomeu Dias
The highest point in Kentucky
Black Mountain
This region is famous for hose farms and contains the two largest Kentucky cities as well as the state capital
Bluegrass
This map shows major and minor highways and roads (depending on detail) as well as things like airports, city locations and points of interest like parks, campgrounds and monuments.
Road Map
An English explorer who explored for the Dutch. He claimed the Hudson River around present-day New York.
Henry Hudson
Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru
Francisco Pizarro
The largest cave system in the world
Mammoth Caves
This region of Kentucky is named for its landforms that resemble mountains, though they are not nearly as high
Knobs
This map can show things like the specific climatic zones of an area based on the temperature, the amount of snow an area receives or average number of cloudy days. These maps normally use colors to show different climatic areas.
Climate Map
Spanish Explorer who discovered and named Florida while searching for the "Fountain of Youth"
Juan Ponce de Leon
Spanish explorer who discovered and claimed the Mississippi River for Spain. He died before returning home and was buried in the Mississippi River so Native American tribes wouldn't know the leader had died.
Hernando de Soto
The geographical fault line that caused a devastating earthquake in 1811
New Madrid Fault Line
Sometimes called the Appalachian Plateau, this region contains a section of the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Plateau