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TYPES OF MAPS

TYPES OF MAPS. GEOGRAPHY. TYPES OF MAPS. POLITICAL: SHOWS COUNTRIES, STATES, AND CITIES. PHYSICAL MAP: SHOWS THE EARTHS NATURAL FEATURES. TRANSPORTATION MAP: SHOWS HOW YOU CAN TRAVEL ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. HISTORICAL MAP: SHOWS INFORMATION ABOUT PAST PLACES AND EVENTS.

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TYPES OF MAPS

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  1. TYPES OF MAPS GEOGRAPHY

  2. TYPES OF MAPS • POLITICAL: SHOWS COUNTRIES, STATES, AND CITIES. • PHYSICAL MAP: SHOWS THE EARTHS NATURAL FEATURES. • TRANSPORTATION MAP: SHOWS HOW YOU CAN TRAVEL ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. • HISTORICAL MAP: SHOWS INFORMATION ABOUT PAST PLACES AND EVENTS.

  3. TYPES OF MAPS CONTINUED • LANDFORM MAP: SHOWS THE SHAPE OF THE EARTHS LANDFORMS AND BODIES OF WATER.

  4. MAP VOCABULARY • MAP TITLE: TELLS YOU WHAT THE MAP IS ABOUT. • SYMBOLS: A PICTURE OR A COLOR THAT STANDS FOR A REAL PLACE. • MAP KEY /LEGEND: TELLS YOU WHAT THE SYMBOLS MEAN. • LABELS: WORDS THAT TELL NAMES OF CITIES, RIVERS, STATES, AND COUNTRIES.

  5. MAP VOCABULARY • SCALE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTANCES ON A MAP. (1IN.=100MILES) • COMPASS ROSE: SHOWS DIRECTION ON A MAP. • LINES OF LATITUDE: RUN EAST TO WEST AND MEASURE NORTH TO SOUTH. “PARALLELS” • LINES OF LONGITUDE: RUN NORTH TO SOUTH AND MEASURE EAST TO WEST. “MERIDIANS”

  6. MAP VOCABULARY • EQUATOR: LOCATED A 0 DEGREES LATITUDE. DIVDES THE EARTH INTO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES. • PRIME MERIDIAN: DIVIDES THE EARTH INTO WESTERN AND EASTERN HEMISPHERES. • COORDINATES: WHERE A LINE OF LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE MEET. • DATE LINE: LOCATED AT 180 DEGREES LONGITUDE. DIRECTLY OPPOSITE THE PRIME MERIDIAN.

  7. MAP VOCABULARY • CARTOGRAPHER: MAP MAKER

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