1. Map types by alivia butler
10/23/13

2. Political, Physical, and Topographic Maps
Political map-shows state and national boundaries; locations of cities. Physical map-shows mountains rivers and lakes. Topographic map-has contour lines instead of colors to show landscape.

3. Climate map-shows weather of an area and climate zones.
Economic or resource map-specific type of natural resource in an area.
Road map-shows major and minor highways and roads
Thematic map-focus on a special topic or a special theme.

4. Latitude and longitude
Latitude-lines that run east to west .
Longitude-lines that run north to south.
*measured in degrees.
*latitude first; then longitude .

5. scales
Scale-measures a distance between two locations.

6. Continents and oceans North America South America Atlantic ocean
Antarctica
Pacific ocean
Europe
Artic ocean
Africa
Indian ocean
Asia
Australia