Types of Maps

• Political• Physical

• Relief• Elevation• Historical

• Road• Resources

• Climate• Time Zone

Types of Maps

• Different types of maps show the same picture only in a different way.

• For Example, look at the following maps of Salt Lake City, Utah…..

Photo

Shaded Relief Map

Road Map

Topographical Map

Digital Elevation Map

Uses colors to show boundaries between states or countries

Highlights Earth’s natural features

Uses shading to show the difference in height between

areas of land

Uses colors to show the elevation,

or height of land above sea level

Shows you how to get from one place

to another

Shows information about the past or

where past events took place