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Maps
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3 types of maps Physical Political Special purpose
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The World Political Political maps show how people have divided places on the Earth into countries, states, cities and other units for the purpose of governing them.
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Political Maps Lets look at some examples of political maps.
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Political Maps
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The World Physical Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth looks like.
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Physical Maps Lets look at am examples of a physical map.
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Physical Maps There are different types of physical maps. Relief Maps – Show the difference in height between land Elevation Maps – Show the elevation, or height above sea level.
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Oceans of the World The world has five major oceans. Atlantic Pacific Arctic Indian Southern Pacific ocean Southern ocean Arctic ocean Indian ocean Atlantic ocean
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Special Purpose Maps
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Global Climates This map shows the general climate regions of the world.
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World Religions Religious beliefs help define a people’s culture, so to understand a people, it is important to consider what religions influence that group.
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Resource map Shows the resources of an area of the world.
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Product map Shows the products from a given area of the world.
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Population Map A map that shows different population of the world it is an example of a thematic map. Also, shows a certain area of population.
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Vegetation map Maps which locate different kinds of plant cover in a geographic area.
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Topographic Map
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Road Maps Can Look Like This Or This
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South America
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