Exploring Physical Maps
A Grade 4 worksheet to help students understand the features and symbols found on physical maps, including landforms and bodies of water.
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Exploring Physical Maps
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image of a physical map to help you answer some questions.
Look at the physical map below to answer the following questions.
1. What do physical maps primarily show?
Political borders and cities
Different types of roads
Landforms and bodies of water
Population density
2. On the map above, what color is often used to represent mountains?
Blue
Green
Brown
Yellow
3. A large area of flat land is called a .
4. Water shown in blue on a physical map can represent an ocean, a lake, or a .
5. Physical maps use different colors to show elevation and landforms.
True
False
6. Name two different landforms you might see on a physical map.