Describe different type of map
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Large scale map: small area and more information
Small scale map: large area and less information
Note: topographical map is a large scale map.
Political Maps:They focus on the boundaries, cities, states, and capitals. However, they show no topographical features
Physical Maps: Physical maps show the physical landscape of a place. They show things like mountains, rainforests rivers, and lakes. The elevation may be shown by a change in color. Low elevations are shown in green and high elevations are shown in blue. The contain very few cities, if there are any they are fairly large cities.
Topographical Maps: Topographical maps are similar to physical maps because they show physical features. However, topographical maps use contour lines instead of colors to show a change in landscape
Climate Maps: Climate maps show information about the climate in specific area. They are usually differentiated by temperature or climate (like rainforest, desert, etc.) with different colors.
Economic or Resource Maps: Economic or resource maps are used for tracking an economic activity or natural resource in an area though shapes, symbols, or colors.