BOOKS What Do You Know about Maps Using Physical Maps Rebecca E Hirsch Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Chapter 1 PHYSICAL MAP Maps are like a gateway to the world They can help you find almost any place on Earth Maps are diagrams that show us places They use symbols to show the features of a place Maps show us different things A park map might show where to find trees and a playground PHILADELPHIA Girard College o EOS km A city map may show streets a public pool and a Ave a 3 mile IIIT IIIII Historic Park Pennsylvania Dutch country Pocono Mountains a Fairmount A A Philadelphies Gardens Ste SCIence museum Vine St Franklin Markets station Mustin John E Kennedy Amtradinstitute but St Market sy Ritter II III University of Pennsylvania Maps show where to find things like libraries and museums Which place looks most interesting to you on this map Museum BMO a library all wars brary 8 South
Maps serve many purposes Some maps show country boundaries and locations of states Others focus on which areas produce different crops Still others call out natural features They use colors to show mountains valleys lakes and rivers These maps also show the location of these features and the distances between them Maps that show natural features are called physical maps This physical map of the world uses blue to show water brown to show deserts and green to show vegetation trees and other growing
