What are the maps showing rivers, mountains, and seas on Earth called?

The correct answer is Physical Map.

Key Points

• A map is a visual representation of an entire area or a part of it that is drawn on paper or cloth.
• All the objects and the information about the earth cannot be shown on the same map.
• Hence maps can be classified into three types:
  • Physical map: Physical features like mountains, plateaus, rivers and oceans are drawn on a Physical map.
  • Political map: Countries, states, districts, cities, villages and other boundaries are drawn on a Political map.
  • Thematic map: Maps that show temperature, forest and minerals resources are drawn based on a theme, hence they are called Thematic map.

Additional Information

• The British East India Company's Survey of India, founded in 1767, created the earliest maps of today.
• The Survey of India is still in use as the India's official mapping authority.