Lec 8 Types of Maps(Additional Material).ppt

1. Types of Maps
Types of Maps
Class: ADP II Semester QAU
Islamabad
Syed Abbas Hyder Shah
Lecturer in Geography
IMCG, Humak, Model Town Islamabad

2. How are different
types of maps
distinguished?

3. The World Political
 Political maps show how people have
divided places on the Earth into countries,
states, cities and other units for the purpose
of governing them.

4. Political Maps
 Usually colored by country or by state
 Political colors make it easy to compare size,
shape, and location
 Bold letters often make the country names
stand out
 Symbols make it easy to tell capitals from
other cities
 Political maps also name certain physical
features, such as rivers and lakes

5. World Political Map

6. The World Physical
 Physical maps show what the surface of
the Earth looks like.

7. Physical Map
 Has colors that make natural patterns stand
out
 The colors on the map can stand for types of
vegetation, mountain, and natural features
 Names of big natural features are easy to see
 Physical maps also include some political
information, such as boundaries

8. World Physical Map

9. Oceans of the World
 The world has four major oceans.
 Atlantic
 Pacific
 Arctic
 Indian Pacific
ocean
Atlantic
ocean
Arctic
ocean
Indian
ocean

10. Global Climates
 Students generally associate Arctic and
Antarctic with cold weather, so students could
make the observation that the climate at the
poles is cold. This map shows the general
climate regions of the world.

11. World Religions
 Religious beliefs help define a people’s
culture, so to understand a people, it is
important to consider what religions
influence that group.

12. Climate Map
 The climate of a place is the weather it has
season by season, year after year
 Rainfall and temperature are climate’s
main ingredients
 Climate is affected by elevation, distance
from the ocean, and latitude

13. World Climate Map

14. Land Use Resource Map
These maps show how land is being
used. This might refer to:
vegetation
crops being grown
forest vs. Agriculture
mines and wells
city zoning.

18. Contour maps
Contour lines represent the elevation at
that line. If you were to walk across a
line, you are changing elevation.

19. Contour map

20. Contour map

21. Physical Maps
 There are different types of physical maps.
• Relief Maps – Show the difference in height between
land
• Elevation Maps – Show the elevation, or height
above sea level.

22. Elevation Maps
Maps that
show
elevation
change by
using color
or shading.

23. Topographic Map

24. World Religions
 Religious beliefs help define a people’s
culture, so to understand a people, it is
important to consider what religions
influence that group.

25. Types of Maps
1. This map represents a small area with lots of detail. It has
contour lines as well as natural and man-made features.
_______________
2. This map uses colors to show height above sea level.
____________________________
3. These colorful maps show lines that people use to divide
countries and states. They also show major cities.
_____________________
4. These maps show physical features on the Earth like rivers,
mountains, and deserts. ____________________________
5. These maps show how land is being used. For example,
they might show which crops are being grown or what
animals are being raised. __________________________
6. These maps show climate regions. ___________________

26. Map Review
 What is the purpose of a Political map?
To show borders of countries, states,
cities

27. Map Review
 Think about a hiker. What kind of map
would they need?
A physical map.
 Why?
They would need to know things like where
mountains, forest, and rivers are.

28. Map Review
 What is the purpose of a Physical map?
 Physical maps show what the surface of
the world looks like

29. Map Review
 Think about a hiker. What kind of map
would they need?
A physical map.
 Why?
They would need to know things like where
mountains, forest, and rivers are.

30. Map Review
 What are the four major oceans of the
world?
 Atlantic
 Pacific
 Arctic
 Indian

31. Map Review
 Why is it important to understand a
peoples religion?
 because religion helps shape their culture

32. THANK YOU