G4 - Types of Maps 2

The most widely used map is the road map. For example, the GPS that people use everyday while driving their cars is a road map. It shows them where they are and how to get to their destination.

By looking at a small road map, you can locate airports, city locations, parks, and monuments. Larger road maps give grater details and can give the overview of major routes.

An Inset map is a smaller map within a larger map. Some inset maps showan area of land in greater detail. They may show a closer view of one ormore sections of a map.

An inset map is a smaller map inset within a larger map.