intro:
There are two main types of maps - political maps and physical maps. Physical maps show the shape of the land - hills, lakes, forests, the coast and so on. Political maps show how the land is used by people - counties, provinces, countries, town boundaries, etc.

A map is a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface. they can be picture meaning what a specific things. 

Maps present information about the world in a simple, visual way. They teach about the world by showing sizes and shapes of countries, locations of features, and distances between places.

Numbered below are descriptions of cartographic elements that are commonly found on a map.

• Data Frame. The data frame is the portion of the map that displays the data layers. 
• Legend. The legend serves as the decoder for the symbol in the data frame.
• Title.
• North Arrow.
• Scale.
• Citation.

the purpose of a map is to show territorial borders; the purpose of the physical is to show features of geography such as mountains, soil type or land use including infrastructure such as roads, railroads and buildings.

If I was to do this again I would work with a buddy to see if work is good enough and to add more pictures.