TYPES OF MAPS COMPLETE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZE PHYSICAL

TYPES OF MAPS COMPLETE YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZE

PHYSICAL MAPS • Shows physical features – mountains – rivers – oceans – bodies of water – deserts – plains

POLITICAL MAPS • Shows political features – national borders – state and provincial boundaries – capitals and other important cities

THEMATIC MAPS Shows specific types of information: • Population (e. g. , distribution and density) • Economic activity • Resource • Language • Ethnicity • Climate • Precipitation • Vegetation

Which areas are the most populated? Least populated? Why do you think that is?

What kind of climate does most of Australia have?

What is the largest religious/ethnic group in Iraq? What is the largest city?

MENTAL MAPS • Based on our own perception of a location • Uses include. . . – Carry out daily activities (e. g. , route to school, shopping) – Give directions to others – Understand world events Turn to a shoulder buddy and explain how to get to your next class

MENTAL MAPS • People improve their mental maps through both personal experience and learning (How long did it take you to improve your mental map of the school? ) • Serve as indicators of how well people know the spatial characteristics of certain places

ELEVATION • The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point.