Transcript Maps Definitions 3rd Grade Unit 1 Activity 1 Types of Maps     Physical Political Topographical Population.

Maps Definitions
3rd Grade Unit 1 Activity 1
Types of Maps
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Physical
Political
Topographical
Population
Physical Maps
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Shows geographical features such as
mountains rivers and lakes
Can be used to find out where
mountains, lakes, and oceans are
located
Political Maps
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Shows locations and borders of places,
such as states and countries
Borders are man-made
• People determined where city, parish, state,
and country borders are located
Louisiana Map
Which three states border
Louisiana?
Which body of water lies south
of Louisiana?
How would you tell people
where you live in Louisiana?
How would you tell people
where on Earth you live?
Topographical Map
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A map showing the Earth’s elevations
and landforms.
Used to find the height of mountains
and the elevation of valleys or plains.
Topographical Map of Louisiana
= East Gulf Coastal Plain
= Mississippi Alluvial Plain
= West Gulf Coastal Plain
Topographical Map of Louisiana
What are the major land
regions of Louisiana?
Which area covers most of
Louisiana?
What area covers Vermilion
Parish?
Which covers the least
amount of land in Louisiana?
= East Gulf Coastal Plain
= Mississippi Alluvial Plain
= West Gulf Coastal Plain
Population Map
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Shows the number of people living in
a certain area at a certain time
Used to compare the population over
different time periods
Percentage of Population 25 Years and
Over with a Bachelor's Degree or
Higher in 2000
= less than 10%
= 10% - 20%
= Higher than 20%%
2000 Census
Percentage of Population 25 Years and Over with a
Bachelor's Degree or Higher in 2000
In the Northwest corner of
Louisiana what percentage of
the population 25 years and
over have a Bachelor Degree
or higher in 2000?
In the Southeast boot of
Louisiana what percentage of
the population 25 years and
over have a Bachelor Degree
or higher in 2000?
In Vermilion Parish what
percentage of the population
25 years and over have a
Bachelor Degree or higher in
2000?
2000 Census
= less than 10%
= 10% - 20%
= Higher than 20%%
In which area of Louisiana
would you expect to find the
most businesses in the
Northwest corner or the
Southeast boot?