Thursday, October 13, 2011

Social Studies Maps

By this point, you have discovered 7 different types of maps:
  • Political Maps
  • Topographical Maps
  • Physical Maps
  • Climate Maps
  • Economic or Resource Maps
  • Road Maps
  • Thematic Maps(We talked about Population Maps)
In your opinion, which two (2) types of these seven (7) different maps are the most important and useful?

In your comment, please state which two maps you choose and why you think they are the most important or useful.

46 comments:

DerekH said...

I believe that the two most important and useful maps are:

1. Topographical Maps are important because I do a lot of hiking and paddling in the mountains and backcountry. I need to have proper topographical maps so that I don't get lost and can find my way back to camp.

2. Road Maps are important because I do a lot of travelling around the country by car. I need road maps to help me find my way from place to place, as well as to help me to find interesting spots to stop like my campsites, museums, and other cool things.

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Ty.T said...

Derek.H I agree 100% that they are both important couse I get lost with out a road map.

ScottyP said...

i think the road map and the topo map because i hunt
alot

Rhielind Y said...

I`d say the road map is because it helps you get to a certain location and they are easy to follow.
Also the the physical map could be important to show you the physical features in an area so you could get around mountains or find the perfect spot for a picnic.

BrandenZ said...

I totally agree with u DerekH because i never got lost with a Topographical map. When we travel we always use road maps

Anonymous said...

i argree those are the two best maps

Gavin.H said...

I think that the political map is one of the most important maps. I think this is true because it tells the borders of countries. It is also important because with out it no one would know were the borders of the country are.

I think the other most important map is a road map. It is the most important map because it helps people get around to places.

TannerC said...

In my oppinion the two most important maps are road maps and political maps.I think they give us the most info,help us when were lost and educate us the most.

Laura A said...

I think that 1 of the most important maps are road maps because, whenever I am traveling with my family like to Edmonton we use a road map.When I was in California traveling we used a road map or a gps.

The second most important maps are political maps because when I went on an airplane on the tv screen we used political maps to tell where we are in the air.

tegan R said...

I totally agree with you because I do alot of stuff that you do.

BRANDENZ said...

I think the climate map is one of the best maps out there because its tells u what the tempature is on the one place

taylor f said...

I think the two most important maps are....

1. Topograpohic Maps are important because I like to go hiking in BC. going to different lakes and have fun outside.

2. Road Maps are important because I like to go places and tavel to bc and stuff like that.

Connor O said...

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jayp said...

I believe that the two most important and useful maps

Climate map: it is important because it shows you the tempreature and what season it is

Road map : road maps are important because we do lots of travelling by car so we need the road map

gavin s said...

I agree with both of the maps, although I don't go hiking much, but I do travel by car alot.

ErinB said...

The maps that I would suggest that I like, is the road map,since I like to travel alot. I enjoy seeing new places. My second choice would be the political map, because you can see the country or city borders bloop

Anonymous said...

i agree mr hyland those are the to best maps for me.Cause i like to travelle and those maps help me from getting lost.

Brett H said...

I think two most important maps are.....
1.Road maps, because you use them to get around, my family travels alot so we need a map to know where to go. Road map are good to use if your wondering where a certain adress or place is then road maps are the best!

2. Political maps....because for social we use alot of maps, and without political maps we wouldn't be able to see borders or seperate countries. They are also really easy to read and helpful to see where you want to go.

simon c said...

Ithink the topographical, and road maps because i go hunting, fishing, and gauding.

tyneal said...

I like road maps because it helps me were i am going.And i like tematic map because they help me show how meany people are in a conuntry and they are interesting.

Hannah M said...

I think...

1.Road maps are important because I like to travel places and its hard to find your way around without them.

2.Topographigal maps are also important because it helps find places that arent so big like country map and it would be easier to find places that are smaller.

damian.m said...

i personally think that the road map and the world population map because the road map helps me when i get lost and the world population map tells me how much people live in an area.

Samuel S said...

I beileve that the two most important maps are Road maps and topographical maps because.

I think road maps are important because without them you wouldn't be able to find your way around new country sides and you wouldn't be able to find the shortest route possible to your destination.

Topographical maps are important because without them you would not know wich is the easist possible way to climb a mountine and for a person who loves outdoors like me they are very usfull.

Alexis.L said...

Mr.Hyland I agree. I think the two most important maps are road maps and topographical maps Because then you can see where the roads are and topographical map are important so u can see hiking trails and height of land.

Bailey.C said...

I think that the physical map is one of most useful maps because its in color and it seperates the different provinces. I also think that the resouse map is one of the most helpful maps too because it show whats were.

Nadia B said...

I think the to most important types of maps are.............

Road map- i like the road maps because i travel a lot and it helps me find places around towns!!

Climate map- i like the Climate maps also because we travel a lot and i like to know wht the weather will be like before i get there so i know what to pack and what things ill do on each day!

kenzie.M said...

I like road maps because it helps you find places where you want to go,if you are lost you can use it.

I like physical maps because... it shows you where all of the land scape is,and it uses different colors.

Conor G said...

I personally think that all maps are important, it all comes down to what your purpose is. However, the ones I use the most are the road maps and the topographical maps. The road maps help when I'm lost(which happens often). The topographical map can give me an idea of the terrain and what it's like. But to be honest, I'd probably rather use a GPS if I had one in hand.

Travis.Beynon said...

i think road map is the most useful becuase i like travling an i think topographical becuase i like hiking.

David M said...

I agree Mr. Hyland but for me. Its a bit different than yours. I would pick...

1.Political Maps are important because it shows most cities and stuff. It shows river channels lakes and a lot clearer. It also shows territorial borders of any provinces, regions and such. And it also has grids which I don't know what they're used for but I think it shows 5 miles per square.


I also pick Road Maps because most of the 6.5 billion people in the world have cars. So it is a lot of help to car drivers. Its a lot of help to lost campers with RV's or car drivers, so.. yeah

damian.m said...

i personally think that the world population map and the road map are great because the world population map helps me see how much people live in the world, and the road map helps me when i get lost in the middle of nowhere.

Hannah.L said...

i think 2 important maps are,....

1. A road map becsuse my family travells alot and sometime when were going to places we havent gone to before we might get lost but not with a road map !!

2. Political map because it seperates the provinces from eatchother !!

McKenzie.M said...

i think the 2 most important maps are....
*road map* beacuse its helpful to have a map to tell you where to go!
(if u dont have a GPS)
*topographical* because it helps hikers skiiers etc.. for a long trail and it helps to see what parts are dangerous
!

Jon.Fox said...

the map i thinck that is the most inportint is the road map so you konw ware you are . the next is a
phisicel map so i konw ware lacks are.

Kianne H said...

I think that the two most important maps are:

Road map- Because it shows where you are and is a good way to find out directions.It also helps my family and I when we go road traveling. Therefore it is an important map to me.

Political map- Because, they tell where the borders of the countries are. Without political maps you/I would probably have no idea what country you were/are in and would get lost very lost.

zachary t said...

yes! I do believe that those two maps are really important maps in the world.

1. Topographical maps are really important because i do alot of hunting and camping and fishing in saskatchewan.I need a proper topographical map just in case we also get lost and also find the easiest way their.


2. Road maps are important to because they help people know which road to take to get to their destination. They also help people not get lost in a big country with lots of places they might wanna go.

taylor wisman said...

1. Topographical maps are important because, If u do lots of travailing they are so u wont get lost

2.Road map because if u travil by car they will help you

kali h said...

1. I think topograpohic maps are the best because i go hiking alot
2. i also think road mapes are the best because k get lost

Jeremy H said...

I think road maps are important because most people travel by car and the physical map is also very important because alot of people lokk at them over any other type of map.

Danica W said...

I think that the most useful maps are:

1. A road map because my family likes to travel so if we don't have a road map then we will get lost easily or we just use our GPS.

2. A political map is another important map because if we are trying to go somewhere and someone tells use where the place we are going to and they tell us its by a border then we can just look at the map and then we see where that place is.

JaredR said...

1.Road Maps
I Think these maps are helpful for me since I Read Maps everytime I Travel when I go with my Mom.

2.Political Map
Since these are used on the world map also so I think these are helpful since these help you find out when your crossing into a new province or state

LindsayS said...

I think topographical and road maps are the best.... because you can find your way around and it is easy to find places to hike.

terell.p said...

I think the two most important maps are topographical and road maps. I think topographical maps are important because hikers would use them to see which way to go up a mountain. I think a road map is im potant for travelers who need to get to different places in different cities or towns.

jordang said...

topo cause i love camping and being in the trees



road cause i just moved here and might get lost.

shirley.z said...

I would have to say that the most important map is the Political Map and the Road Map. The political map is very important because it tells you where all of the cities are. If your traveling to somewhere new, you'll be able to see where the major cities are, and if they are near oceans, lakes, etc.
Road Maps are also important, because they show you which route to take to get to a certain city, or place. They also show where airports, parks, and campgrounds are. I don't use maps alot, but when I do, I would usually use a road map or a political map.