1. Maps

2. 3 types of maps  Physical  Political  Special purpose

3. 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.

4. Political Maps  Lets look at some examples of political maps.

5. Political Maps

6. The World Physical  Physical maps show what the surface of the Earth looks like.

7. Physical Maps  Lets look at am examples of a physical map.

8. 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.

9. 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

10. Special Purpose Maps

11. Global Climates  This map shows the general climate regions of the world.

12. 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.

13. Resource map Shows the resources of an area of the world.

14. Product map Shows the products from a given area of the world.

15. 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.

16. Vegetation map Maps which locate different kinds of plant cover in a geographic area.

17. Topographic Map

18. Road Maps Can Look Like This Or This

19. South America