Geography [2 Mark Question Answer]

Political maps: show the boundaries of countries, states, etc. and also the location of capital cities and important towns.
Physical maps: show mountains, valleys, plains, rivers, and other surface features. These maps generally use different colours to represent a land of different heights.

In addition to these maps, there are topographic maps (topos = place; graphy = to describe) as these give detailed information about local and forms, streams, rivers, canals and other features of areas. These maps are based on an accurate survey of land.

A sketch and a map — Arough drawing showing the relative locations of a few chosen features in an area.
A map — A drawing of the whole earth or a part of it on a flat surface.