Maps

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.

The World Physical Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth looks like (also known as topography/relief maps and can aide in determining elevation).

Global Climates This map shows the general climate regions of the world.

World Religions This map shows the religions of the world.

An Elevation map is a map that shows how high the ground is above a standard level such as sea level (comparable to a physical map).

A Population map shows the location and pattern of settlement of the population.

Another view of the world’s population at night…

A Resource map is a map showing exactly where a particular resource was or can be found. Spain

A Land use map that shows the types and different land uses in a particular area. Cambodia