1. Types of mAPS

2. Political maps *Political maps are maps that have to
do with government. They show where
the boundaries and locations of
countries, states, cities, towns and
counties are. These boundaries and
locations are generally determined by
people rather than nature.
1. What 3 countries make up North
America?
2.Name the largest gulf on this map?

3. Physical maps *A physical map shows things like
the locations of rivers, mountains,
and other permanent geographic
features.
*Physical maps often include much
of the same data found on a political
map, but their primary purpose is to
show landforms like deserts,
mountains and plains. Their
topography style presents an overall
better picture of the local terrain.

4. Physical Maps 1. Which landform is located
throughout the western border of
North America?
2.Which ocean is closest t the coastal
Plains?

5. Population maps A population map is used to
represent the overall distribution of
population within a particular area.
Most maps represent the varying
population data using color, while
other population maps use symbols,
such as circles or stars.
1. What is the population in
California? Tennessee? Texas?
Washington?

6. Resource maps *A resource map shows what sort
of natural or agricultural resources,
such as crops or minerals, there are
in a certain area. The amount of a
resource is shown by a picture symbol.
The bigger the symbol, the more of the
resource there is!
1. What are the natural resources you
see?

7. Polar projection maps *A map projection of the sphere in which
the point of sight is at the center and the
plane of projection passes through one of
the polar circles.

8. Climate maps *Climate maps give general information about the climate
and precipitation (rain and snow)
of a region. Cartographers, or
mapmakers, use colors to show
different climate or precipitation
zones.
1. What is the average
temperature in Maine?

9. Climate maps 1. How many inches of rain did
the majority of America get
between ?