TYPES OF MAPS

This type of map shows information related to a certain theme or subject. They are useful because they can provide details about a place quickly and easily through visual representations rather than words.

• Political
• Physical
• Special Purpose

A __________________________map shows the boundaries between places on the Earth.  In addition to showing boundary lines or borders, these types of maps often identify capital cities and other major cities.

• Special Purpose
• Political
• Physical

A ________________________map shows details about the landscape of the Earth. It also shows readers with information about the topography, or the height, depth, and shape, of these features.

• Special Purpose
• Physical
• Political

The _____ explains how distance on a map corresponds to distances on Earth’s surface

• Compass Rose
• Legend
• Scale Bar
• Tutle

  The ____ is an imaginary line that divides the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres; whereas, the ______ is an imaginary line that divides the world into Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian, Equator
• Equator, Prime Meridan

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