Types of Maps Vocabulary Unit 1
Political Map Shows: 1. boundaries (dividing lines) 2. States 3. Countries 4. Continents
Physical Map Shows: 1. What the surface of the Earth looks like 2. mountains 3. plains 4. rivers 5. other landforms
Elevation Map Shows: 1. Height of landforms and large human made objects 2. Mountains, plains, rivers, and other landforms 3. Measurements 4. How high above sea level
Natural Resources Map Shows: 1. Natural resources of an area 2. ex: coal, water, fish, trees, seafood, sugar, salt
Shows: 1. Highways 2. Interstate –more than one state Highway Map Shows: 1. Highways 2. Interstate –more than one state