Click on any of the geographical terms on this website to see examples that illustrate the symbols commonly used on maps. Includes boundaries, building symbols, caves, mines, elevation symbols, coastal features, and more.

A Classic Psychological work by Edward Tolman from 1948. His experiments with rats led to discussion of cognitive maps in man.

In this activity, the students will understand how contour maps are created and appear the way that they do by using various materials to create and compare contour lines of different elevation levels.

In this mapping field lab middle schoolers determine the elevation of a given object in a designated area on the school campus using cartography tools. Then they use of these tools to create a contour map of the area.

Use this map to explore the topography of the United States.

A map containing the location of nine of Alberta's Grain Elevators points to information about each of these structures from their construction to their usage to their current status.

Presents a great collection of maps all having to do with Brazil. There are country maps, city maps, and thematic maps that cover topics such as politics, geography, economy, land use, population, climate, and more.

Rainforests at the Crossroads: Explore the topographic map of Barro Colorado Island (BCI); find the elevations of different locations and how far apart they are. Also determine the steepness of the land by observing the contour lines on...

This resource provides a list of online maps of world vegetation such as biomes, forests and plants.

A map of the Song Dynasty showing elevation of the area and cities.

For a picture of a topographical map, go to this page. There is some information to help you understand what they are.

One of a series of lessons created to accompany the film The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest, which explores the attempt by George Mallory in 1924 to reach the top of Mount Everest. His body was discovered 75 years later. In this...

Using GeoMapApp's interactive elevation base map, experiment to find the best contours for sensibly displaying topography in different landscape regions. Students use contours in different landscape regions to find contour...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson map skills are reinforced by identifying physical features in Germany. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and land elevation are discussed. Political maps identify population and cities.

Students learn how to identify the major features in a topographical map. They learn that maps come in a variety of forms: city maps, road maps, nautical maps, topographical maps, and many others. Map features reflect the intended use....

Loihi is believed to be one of the youngest volcanoes in the Hawaiian chain. You can view elevation maps and even take a virtual tour.

An activity to practice interpreting contours.

A map of the African continent showing general color-coded elevations, including areas below sea level in purple, lowlands in green, elevations above 1,000 feet in buff, and elevations over 4,000 feet in red. Political divisions of the...

An orographic map of Asia from 1912 showing average elevations and land features of the region. The map uses color-contouring to show land elevations from depressions below sea level to above 12,000 feet. Offshore fathom contour lines...

A physical map of Europe showing land elevations from below sea level, lowlands, elevations over 1,000 feet, and elevations over 4,000 feet. Plains, highlands, major rivers, and political divisions are shown.

A geo-political map of Scotland that shows district borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, canals and navigable rivers. Hadrian's Wall is shown, referred to on the map as the Roman Wall. Physical features such as mountain...

A geo-political map of England and Wales that shows country borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, canals and navigable rivers. Hadrian's Wall is shown, referred to on the map as the Roman Wall. Physical features such as...

A map from 1914 of the United States showing the general land elevations. The map is coded to show area elevations from sea level to above 10,000 feet.

A geo-political map of Ireland that shows province and county borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, canals and navigable rivers. Physical features such as mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers,...