OCEANS, CONTINENTS, AND MAPS

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B Y: K I A R A M O H A M E D

MAP TYPES

Political Map - state and national boundaries; also includes the locations of cities.

Physical Map – shows mountains, rivers, and lakes ; also shows different colors to show elevation.

Topographic Map – has contour lines instead of colors to show landscape.

MAP TYPES

Climate Map – shows weather of an area and climate zones

Economic or Resource-specific type of natural resources in an area

Road Map- shows major and miner highways and roads

Thematic Map- focuses on a special topic or special theme

LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

• Latitude – lines that run East to West

• Longitude – lines that run North to South

SCALE

SCALE - The distance from one point to another point

OCEANS AND CONTINENTS

* The Pacific Ocean - North America

*The Atlantic Ocean - South America

*The Indian Ocean - Antarctica

*The Arctic Ocean - Europe

- Africa

- Asia

- Australia