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Drawings that represent a portion of the Earth's surface on a flat piece of paper that can be folded and transported easily
Map
Cartographers
Cardinal Directions
Key
This section of a map contains what each symbol represents.
Intermediate Directions
key or legend
Political Map
Scale
This is used to show how much it has been reduced from the area it represents.
Map
Historical Map
Scale
Key or Legend
This shows where each of the cardinal directions are
The Globe
Population Density Maps
Map
Direction indicator or compass rose
North (N), South (S), East (E), and West (W)
Cardinal Direction
Intermediate Directions
Direction Indicator
Key
Northeast (NE), Northwest (NW), Southeast (SE), and Southwest (SW)
Cartographers
Intermediate Directions
Cardinal Directions
Compass Rose
A mapmaker is sometimes called this and use a variety of different types of maps.
Globe
Map
Cartographer
Scale
This type of map is concerned with government boundaries. They show the boundaries and locations of countries, states, and major cities.
Product Map
Climate Map
Physical Map
Political Map
This map will display the geographic features of an area. They usually show features such as oceans, seas, islands, mountains, lakes, rivers, deserts, and forests.
Population Density Map
Globe
Physical Map
Political Map
This type of map is a type of physical map. It not only do they show the landforms, but also often show elevations.
Product Map
Topographical Map
Scale
Climate Map
These maps show the average monthly or yearly weather conditions. They can also provide temperatures, rainfall, and snow amounts of an area.
Climate Map
Physical Map
Product Map
Political Map
This map shows the number of people that live in an area relative to the space occupied by them.
Key
Map
Climate Map
Population Density Map
This map shows the natural resources as well as different products that are in made in a particular area.
Physical Maps
Climate Map
Topographical Map
Product Maps
This is a special kind of map. It is a round 3-D map that represents the entire Earth.
A Globe
Map
Topographical Map
Physical Map
This is a smaller map set within the border of a larger one
Cardinal Directions
Political Map
Inset Map
Legend
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