WHICH MAP IS WHICH??.

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WHICH MAP IS WHICH??

POLITICAL MAPS SHOWS: Country borders Different colors to represent countries Capital Cities Represented by a star

PHYSICAL MAPS SHOW: Major physical features of a region Mountains, rivers, oceans, islands, deserts and plains Use different colors to represent different elevations of land

SPECIAL PURPOSE MAPS SHOW: A specific topic -Climate, population or natural resources -Depending on the special purpose map the information may be shown with different colors, arrows, dots or other symbols

WHAT KIND OF MAP AM I??

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