What is a political map and a physical map?

Question

What is a political map and a physical map?

Answer 1

A political map shows only states, countries, and major cities. A physical map shows mountain ranges, mountains, rivers, lakes, plateaus, etc, etc.

Answer 2

A political map shows the political divisions (ie. countries,states,provinces,etc) illustrating the racial,cultural differences of people.A physical map shows the topographical characteristics of certain area (ie mountainous,plains,etc) usually coloured in shades of green and brown.

Answer 3

A political map shows the BOUNDARIES between countries or states. A physical map shows the landforms.

Answer 4

POLITICAL MAP:-

A map which shows countries, their borders and main cities.

PHYSICAL MAP:-

A map showing physical or natural features of an area, generally including altitude contours.

Answer 5

A political map is one that shows you the states or countries. Alot of the time, these are bightly colored. Physical maps show you things like mountain ranges, ocean depth, and other physical attributes of a location.