1. Types of maps

2. Political map
Colorful maps which show countries, states, bodies of water and major cities.
Man made boundaries

3. Thematic map
Data maps which emphasize a certain theme in an area like birth rate, population, language.

4. Physical map
Show mountains, valleys using different shades of brown and green.
Physical features; what it looks like

5. Resource map
Show specific types of economic or natural resources that you can find in the area using symbols

6. CLIMATE MAP
These maps show information about the climate of an area - like snow and rain.  They normally use colors show differences between temperatures.

7. topographic
These maps show different physical landscapes by using contour lines instead of colors to show changes in the landscape