WHY POLITICAL MAPS HAVE MORE COLORS THAN PHYSICAL MAPS
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Explanation:
Many colors used on maps have a relationship to an object or feature on the ground. For example, blue is almost always the color chosen for water.
Political Maps
Political maps, or those that show government boundaries, usually use more map colors than physical maps, which represent the landscape often without regard for human modification, such as country or state borders.
Political maps often use four or more colors to represent different countries or internal divisions of countries, such as states or provinces. Blue often represents water and black and/or red is frequently used for cities, roads, and railways. Black also shows boundaries, with differing types of dashes and/or dots used to represent the type of boundary: international, state, county, or other political subdivision.