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Types and Uses of Maps
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Types of Maps
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Political Shows borders between countries and states
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Climate Shows weather patterns, typical rainfall
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Physical Landforms like lakes, rivers, mountains, and plains
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Resource Natural resources like fur, lumber, minerals, and metals
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Road Streets, highways, bridges, trails
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Topographic The lay of the land, height of mountains, depth of valleys
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Historical Empires, migrations, trade routes
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Characteristics of Maps
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Title The subject of the map
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Compass Rose Shows which way is up, direction
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Scale Distance in miles and kilometers
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Legend (key) explains what the symbols used on a map mean
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Locator Map Where the subject of the map is in the world
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Longitude The vertical lines on the map
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Latitude The horizontal lines on the map
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