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| DIFFERENT TYPES OF MAPS
Have you ever seen anyone using a
map to find their way around town? Maps are used extensively
throughout society. Road maps provide information such as
street names and landmarks. There are many different types
of maps. Some maps are used for forecasting the weather,
while others are used to plot the population in an area.
Learning to recognize what a map has to offer is an
important skill. Below are four different types of maps.
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| This is a physical and a political map. It
shows the land elevations, making a physical map, but it also shows
the different states, making it a political map also. |
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| Political maps show political units such as
countries, states, territories, and cities. This is a political map
of the world. All the countries are identified. |
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Road Map of Salt Lake City Region. |
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| Road maps show people how they can travel from one
place to another. They also show some physical features, such as
mountains and rivers, and political features, such as cities and
towns. A road map can also show you which are the main highways and
which are small country roads. |
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| This is a globe. A globe is a model of the
Earth. They are helpful if you want to locate countries,
continents, or oceans. |
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