How can maps help us to understand the history of a region in a better manner
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Political Map
A map that shows how people have organized themselves into towns, cities, states, and countries

Physical Map
A physical map are used to show physical features and landforms and bodies of water. Colors, lines, and tints are used to show mountains, deserts, or lowlands.

Thematic Map
A map that gives general information about a typical theme or topic (population, vegetation, climate, etc...). Often uses colors, symbols, lines, or dots to give such information.

What are 2 tools geographers use to study earth?
They use globes and maps.
Why carry a map instead of a globe for following directions?
You can carry it easy and it is easier to look at.
How is a globe useful?
It shows you exactly like what earth looks like? You can see size or shapes or locations. You can compare landforms or bodies of water.
Map Feature: Title
tells you the subject of map and gives you idea about what information is shown
Map Feature: Compass Rose
Shows directions: North, South, East, West
Map Feature: Symbols
Often identifies cities or other info, such as natural resources or a mountain peak.
Map Feature: Legend
Explains symbols or colors used on a map.
Map Feature: Scale
Gives you idea of distance on a map.
Map Feature: Labels
A word to identify name of a city or other information, such as a river or other land form.
A symbol is like a label, but you have to look at the legend/key to know what the symbol means!
What is map projection?
The way a mapmaker shows curving of earth on a flat piece of paper.
A map that shows how people have organized themselves into towns, cities, states, and countries

Physical Map
A physical map are used to show physical features and landforms and bodies of water. Colors, lines, and tints are used to show mountains, deserts, or lowlands.

Thematic Map
A map that gives general information about a typical theme or topic (population, vegetation, climate, etc...). Often uses colors, symbols, lines, or dots to give such information.

What are 2 tools geographers use to study earth?
They use globes and maps.
Why carry a map instead of a globe for following directions?
You can carry it easy and it is easier to look at.
How is a globe useful?
It shows you exactly like what earth looks like? You can see size or shapes or locations. You can compare landforms or bodies of water.
Map Feature: Title
tells you the subject of map and gives you idea about what information is shown
Map Feature: Compass Rose
Shows directions: North, South, East, West
Map Feature: Symbols
Often identifies cities or other info, such as natural resources or a mountain peak.
Map Feature: Legend
Explains symbols or colors used on a map.
Map Feature: Scale
Gives you idea of distance on a map.
Map Feature: Labels
A word to identify name of a city or other information, such as a river or other land form.
A symbol is like a label, but you have to look at the legend/key to know what the symbol means!
What is map projection?
The way a mapmaker shows curving of earth on a flat piece of paper.
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