Why do you use maps?

2. Why do you use maps? Think of 5 reasons that you would need a map (so I know where I am going is not an answer I want you to have on your list.)

3. How do you distinguish between different types of maps? SS. Standard: 7.3.spi.14. Distinguish between types of maps.  (i.e., political, physical, climatic, land-use resource, contour, elevation, and topographic).

4. 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

5. World Political Map

6. 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

7. World Physical Map

8. Pair/Share • 1’s tell 2’s • Describe a political map. • When would you use a political map? • 2’s tell 1’s • Describe a physical map. • Why would someone need to use a physical map?

9. Climate Map • The climate of a place is the weather it has season by season, year after year • Rainfall and temperature are climate’s main ingredients • Climate is affected by elevation, distance from the ocean, and latitude

10. World Climate Map

11. Land Use Resource Map These maps show how land is being used. This might refer to: • vegetation • crops being grown • forest vs. Agriculture • mines and wells • city zoning

15. Topographic Map These maps generally represent a small area with a lot of detail. They show elevation with contour lines, natural and man-made features.

16. Topographic Map

17. A new student is moving to Tennessee and is curious about a few things. Please write him a one paragraph letter answering his questions. How would a topographical map help me find out if my new house is on a hill or in a valley? • What kind of map would I look at to find out the weather in Tennessee?

18. Contour maps Contour lines represent the elevation at that line. If you were to walk across a line, you are changing elevation.

19. Contour map

20. Elevation Maps Maps that show elevation change by using color or shading.

21. What is the average elevation of most of our state? Elevation Map

22. Elevation Map of Tennessee

23. Elevation Map

24. Elevation Map

25. How is a contour map similar and different from that of an elevation map? Contour map Elevation map

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38. 1. Elevation and/or Physical 2. Political 3. Physical 4. Elevation and/or Physical 5. Climatic 6. Topographical 7. Contour 8. Political 9. Elevation and/or Physical 10. Contour 11. Land-use resource map