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The Tricky Bitsof Map Skills
Political MapsShows divisions
created by governments
What you see on the map: colors and lines to indicate borders of countries, states, and cities and their names
Topographic MapsShows what you could
see from the top, or above, the land
What you see on the map: colors to indicate landforms, physical features, and/ or elevation
Thematic MapsFocus on a theme, or
topic – many different possible topics.
What you see on the map: colors to indicate categories related to the theme
Thematic Maps - Population
Thematic Maps - Precipitation
Thematic Maps - Climate
Thematic Maps - Natural Resources
forestry for lumber
coal mining farming
oil drilling
Thematic Maps - Land Usecropland (agriculture)
grazing pasture (agriculture)
residential
commercial/ business (urban)
factories (urban)
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Political Map
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Thematic Map
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Thematic Map
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Topographic Map
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Thematic Map
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Political Map
Political, Topographic, or Thematic Map?
Thematic Map
Inset vs. Locator MapsInset Map –
zooms in to a part of the main map to show more detail
Inset vs. Locator MapsLocator Map –
zooms out from the main map to locate the map on the globe or continent
Inset or Locator Map?
Locator Map
Inset or Locator Map?
Inset Map
Physical Features
mountains
ocean/ sea
bay
peninsula plateau
volcanoriver delta
island
Geographic Regions
desert
forestgrasslands/ prairie
Man-made Structures
canalport
harbor
dam
Physical, Geographic, or Man-made?
mountains port canyon dam harbor forest waterfall
shore prairie stream desert
Physical Features Geographic Regions Man-made Structures
Physical, Geographic, or Man-made?
Physical Features Geographic Regions Man-made Structures
canyonmountainsstreamshorewaterfall
forestprairiedesert
harbordamport
Relative DirectionWhere a particular
place is, in relation to other areas, buildings, etc.
“Romania is south of the Former Soviet Republics.”
This one really is tricky!
Relative DirectionLouisiana is ________ of Arkansas.
Always start at the place after “of.” Which direction do you need to go to get to the place at the beginning of the sentence?
south
Relative DirectionMissouri is ________ of Kansas.
Always start at the place after “of.” Which direction do you need to go to get to the place at the beginning of the sentence?
east
Relative Direction_________ is north of Texas.
Always start at the place after “of.”
If you follow the
direction given in the
sentence, where will
you end up?
Oklahoma
Relative Direction_________ is west of Kansas.
Always start at the place after “of.”
If you follow the
direction given in the
sentence, where will
you end up?
Colorado
Good Luckon your quiz!
Check out the Jeopardy Game for Map Skills Review on the blog.