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The World Political Political maps show how people have divided places on the Earth into countries, states, cities and other units for the purpose of governing them.

POLITICAL MAP A map that has the countries of the world labeled with different colors. Political maps also have major cities. Best for using when searching for a country.

The World Physical A map that shows NATURAL things like rivers, mountains, deserts etc. It is the best map to use while looking for NATURAL features.

Climate maps This map shows the general climate regions of the world.

ELEVATION MAPS A map that shows the different elevations OR altitudes of an area.

Using Color to show Elevation Can use color to show elevation Sometimes standardized (same) Light green 0 feet-500 feet Dark green 500 feet- 1000 feet Yellow- 1000 feet-5000 feet Brown- 5,000 feet-10,000 feet Red- above 10,000 feet

Using Contour to show elevation Contour line- an imaginary line on land on which every point is the same height above sea level. Topographic map

Contour Maps (Elevation) Most contour maps have elevations printed on every fifth line. When contour lines are close together, the slope is steep. When contour lines are widely separated, there is a gradual slope.

Altitude Facts All altitudes are measured from sea level. Some places on earth are below sea level. Ocean water doesn’t flood them because they are surrounded by high land that dams out the sea.

Vegetation Zones Map Examples: Highlands Desert Tropical grassland Deciduous forest Coniferous forest

Population Map

Economic Activity: Maps that show land use and resources! Land use like: Farming, ranching, Forestry, Trade and manufacturing. Resources like: coal, diamonds, iron, petroleum

World Religions Religious beliefs help define a people’s culture, so to understand a people, it is important to consider what religions influence that group.

Oceans of the World The world has four major oceans. Atlantic Pacific Arctic Indian Pacific ocean Atlantic Arctic Indian

Map Review What is the purpose of a Political map? To show borders of countries, states, cities

Map Review What is the purpose of a Climate map? To show the climates of countries…areas.

Map Review What is the purpose of a Physical map? Physical maps show what the surface of the world looks like

Map Review Why is it important to understand a peoples religion? because religion helps shape their culture

Map Review What are the four major oceans of the world? Atlantic Pacific Arctic Indian