OCEANS, CONTINENTS, AND MAPS OCTOBER 31, 2013 BY: KIARA MOHAMED

MAP TYPES Political Map - state and national boundaries; also includes the locations of cities. Physical Map – shows mountains, rivers, and lakes ; also shows different colors to show elevation. Topographic Map – has contour lines instead of colors to show landscape.

MAP TYPES Climate Map – shows weather of an area and climate zones Economic or Resource-specific type of natural resources in an area Road Map- shows major and miner highways and roads Thematic Map- focuses on a special topic or special theme

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE Latitude – lines that run East to West Longitude – lines that run North to South

SCALE SCALE - The distance from one point to another point

OCEANS AND CONTINENTS * The Pacific Ocean - North America *The Atlantic Ocean - South America *The Indian Ocean - Antarctica *The Arctic Ocean - Europe - Africa - Asia - Australia