Types of Maps and Map skills

What type of map is this?

• Precipitation Map

• Population Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

What type of map is this?

• Precipitation Map

• Population Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

What type of a map is this?

• Natural Resource

• Precipitation Map

• Physical Map

• Population Map

What is this?

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal directions

• Legend

• Intermediate directions

What are these lines?

• equator

• longitude

• grid

• latitude

What are these?

• grid lines

• latitude

• hemispheres

• longitude

Picture of a place that is usually drawn to a scale on a flat surface. There are many different kinds, for many different uses.

• maps

• scale

• compass rose

Show governmental boundaries and features, such as; cities, states, and countries.

• Physical maps:

• Political maps

• Topographic Maps:

They are used to show predicted temperatures, predicted precipitation, storm warnings of various kinds, wind speed and direction, etc.

• Geologic Maps

• Weather Maps:

• Topographic Maps

Often include much of the same data found on a political map, but their primary purpose is to show landforms like deserts, mountains and plains

• Physical maps

• Road maps:

• Topographic Maps