Using Political Maps

Using Political Maps book cover — BOOKS What Do You Know about Maps Using Political Rebecca E Hirsch Lerner Publications Minneapolis

Using Political Maps — page 1 — Chapter 1 POLITICAL MAP Imagine you are trying to find buried treasure You have a map that leads the way An X on the map marks the spot of the treasure You don't see an on the ground of al course But thanks to the map you know exactly where to dig win Maps can show us many things about a place What does this map show WW a

Using Political Maps — page 2 — Maps can serve many purposes A map may show the location of treasure It may show natural features on Earth such as mountains and deserts A map may show places that have been created by people It may show the borders that separate these places These borders aren't features of the land the way mountains or deserts are They are imaginary like the X on the treasure map A map that shows human places and their borders is called a political map PERSTA ARABIA This is a political map of the Middle East It shows what the area looked like in

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