what is a map?????
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What is a map?????. A map is a drawing of a geographic area. Different types of maps. POLITICAL MAP: shows the major boundaries between countries or states PHYSICAL MAPS:shows physical characteristics of a region, such as mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans. More…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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What is a map?????
A map is a drawing of a geographic area.
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Different types of maps
• POLITICAL MAP: shows the major boundaries between countries or states
• PHYSICAL MAPS: shows physical
characteristics of a region, such as mountains, lakes, rivers, oceans
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More….
• PRODUCT MAPS: provides information on the major natural resources and agricultural and industrial products of an area
• THEME MAPS: provides information on a theme, such as precipitation, temperature, rainfall, languages or another point of interest.
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Political Map Example
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Physical Map Example
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Product Map Example
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Theme Map Example
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Guess the map….
Can you guess the type of map in each example?
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Map # 1What type of map am I?
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Did you guess…
PRODUCT MAP
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Map #2 What type of map am I?
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Did you guess…
THEME MAP
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Map # 3What type of map am I?
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Did you guess…
PHYSICAL MAP
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Map # 4What type of map am I?
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Did you guess
POLITICAL MAP
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Map # 5
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Did you guess…
THEME MAP
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Map # 6
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Did you guess
PRODUCT MAP
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Map # 7
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Did you guess…
POLITICAL MAP
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Map # 8
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Did you guess…
PHYSICAL MAP
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Map #9
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Did you guess
THEME MAP
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Map #10
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Did you guess…
POLITICAL MAP
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Map # 11
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Did you guess…
PRODUCT MAP
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Maps are useful!
Maps provide different kinds of information.
We can learn so much information by reading a map.