Types Of Maps

Question 1

What is a physical map?

Answer 1

a physical map is used to identify natural features such as mountain ranges and bodies of water, plateaus, plains and valleys.

Question 2

What is a political map?

Answer 2

a political map shows the divisions or human created boundaries of the world such as continents or other major geographic regions

Question 3

What is a topographic map?

Answer 3

A topographic map illustrates the shape of the land surface. It shows the location and form of natural features and landmarks by the use of contour lines.

Question 4

What is a climate map?

Answer 4

A climate map is a map that shows the different areas with varying colors to represent different climatic zones

Question 5

What is an economic/resource map?

Answer 5

An economic map shows a country or region’s agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and other economic activities. Colors or shading identifies the different areas devoted to certain activities

Question 6

What is a road map?

Answer 6

a road map shows roads for automobile travel

Question 7

What is a geological map?

Answer 7

a representation of the different types of rocks. It gives us information about what is beneath the earth’s surface.

Question 8

What is a thematic map?

Answer 8

shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific data themes for selected geographic areas.

Question 9

What is the purpose of a map?

Answer 9

Maps present information about the world in a simple, visual way. They teach about the world by showing sizes and shapes of countries, locations of features, and distances between places.

Question 10

Why are maps important?

Answer 10

1) They help us to see what is around us
2) help us to see where we are going, where we are and where we have been
3) they illustrate topographic details
4) they are used to locate areas
5) we use the to know the boundaries of the land