analyze the purposes of map projections (political, physical, special purpose) and explain the applications of various types of maps use the map below to answer the following question what category does this map fall into it is political map because it shows which early american civilization was more important than the others it is a political map because it shows the location and capital cities of early american civilizations it is a physical map because it shows the continents and bodies of water of central and south america it is a physical map because it shows why the early american civilizations were located where they were