GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A map which shows state/country boundary lines, names of cities, and waterways is a ____ map.
A
Political
B
Physical
C
Thematic
D
Contour
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A political map shows the boundaries between different countries and states. It is called a political map as it shows the borders of a country or a state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reference maps indicate very definite places, structures, features, or boundaries. These maps could show roads, buildings, cities, states, mountains, bodies of water, political boundaries, or time zones. These are items that do not change much over time and provide basic information.

Detailed explanation-3: -The world political map shows distribution of the world countries along with clearly demarcation of the country boundaries. The five major latitudinal lines namely Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic and Antarctic Circle are also shown on the map. The prime meridian is also shown on the map.

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