1. Types of Maps

2. Political Map Designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and countries, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water

3. Physical Map Includes information found on a political map and also indicates the location of landforms like deserts, mountains, and plains.

4. Topographic Map Map characterized by large –scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, using contour lines that show both natural and man- made features. The contour lines represent elevation.

5. Climate Map A measure of the average pattern of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods of time.

6. Economic or Resource Map Illustrate specific type of economic activity or natural resources present in an area through the use of different symbols or colors depending on what is being shown on the map

7. Road Map Shows the major highways and roads, as well as things like airports, city locations, and points of interest (gas stations, rest areas, hospitals, etc.)