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Map Instructions 1. What can we learn from looking at each map? 2. What is this map called?

MAP ANSWERS Ti #1: This map shows physical/geographical features (elevation, mountains, oceans, rivers, etc. This is a physical map. Ti #2: This map shows boundaries of states, countries, continents, etc., and includes names of capital and/or major cities. This is a political map. Ti #3: This map shows a theme or pattern of certain statistics, and how they compare across the entire world. This is a thematic map.

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