Types of Maps Versión en línea Students will solve riddles to determine types of maps por lynnie dockendorff 1 designed for motorists, showing the roads of a city, state, or other area Hints 1 documents landscape features of a place. They generally show things like mountains, rivers, and lakes. 2 show the different resources present in the area or economic activity prevalent. 3 designed to show governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.