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Types of Maps. Mary Bisheh & Kristi Fleming Murchison Middle School Fall 2012. Two Main Types of Maps. Physical Political. Physical Maps. Physical maps – show the natural features or landforms of an area . Ex. mountains , deserts, rivers, seas, oceans, and plateaus. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Types of MapsMary Bisheh & Kristi FlemingMurchison Middle SchoolFall 2012
Two Main Types of Maps
Physical Political
Physical Maps Physical maps – show the natural features
or landforms of an area. Ex. mountains, deserts, rivers, seas, oceans, and plateaus.
Another Physical Map
Political Maps Political maps - show man-made features
of the world. Ex. countries, cities, roads, airports, etc.
Another Political Map:
Natural BorderNatural Border – a border created by physical features like a river or mountains.
Political Border
Political Border – a man made border that does not necessarily have a natural separation.
Check for understanding Using your worksheet determine what kind
of maps or borders are being shown.
Types of Maps: Put either Ph (physical map) or Po(Political Map) based on what we’ve discussed
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Borders
Put either P for political border or N for natural border.
1. Border between North/ South Korea
2. Border between Northern and Southern Africa
3. Border between the U.S. and Canada
4. Great Wall of China
5. Border between European and Asia
A quick note about longitude/latitude
Border Rivers of TexasThere are three Texas rivers that are special because the help up the SHAPE of Texas by forming part of our BORDER.
These rivers are known as the BORDER RIVERS of Texas.
Red River
Rio Grande
Sabine River
Mapping Texas
Today you will be mapping a political and physical map of Texas using the additional map handout
By the end of class you need to know:– Three border rivers– 4 bordering U.S. states– 4 bordering Mexican states
You will need your colored pencils as well