Political, Physical, Topographic and Thematic

maps

Monday August 22, 2011

Physical Maps

• Shows natural landmarks like mountain ranges, rivers, lakes and deserts.

• Usually continents are green and yellow.

• Can show cities or state lines, but doesn’t have to.

Physical Maps

Political Maps

• Shows cities, states, capitals.

• Colors do not usually mean anything and are different so that a person can easily see the different states, countries or continents.

Political Maps

Topographic Maps

• Shows elevation

• The lines on the map represent different elevations

• Are good to use if you are hiking.

Topographic Maps

Thematic Maps

• Gives the reader information about certain subjects/ themes.

• ALWAYS have a legend that explains the information.

• Title of the map tells you what subject you are learning about

Thematic Maps

Guided practice

• 1. What do political maps show?• 2. What kind of map shows elevation?• 3. What kind of map shows mountains

rivers and deserts?• 4. What kind of map shows different

themes/ subjects.• 5. A map that shows the population

density of an areas is a ______ map.

Guided Practice• What kind of map is below?

Guided Practice• What kind of map is below?

Guided Practice• What kind of map is below?

Guided Practice• What kind of map is below?

Independent Practice

• 1. A map that shows the population of a place is what kind of map?

• 2. If you looked on a map and saw state capitals, cities and state lines, what kind of map would you be looking at?

• 3. How are thematic maps different from physical maps?

Independent Practice• 4. What kind of map is

the picture below?• 5. What kind of map is

the picture below?

Exit Ticket

• 1. If you looked on a map and saw mountains, rivers and deserts on it, what kind of map would you be looking at?

• 2. A population map is what kind of map?

• 3. How are topographic maps different from political maps?

Exit Ticket• 4. What kind of map

is the picture below?• 5. What kind of map

is the picture below?