The type of map which shows the natural features of the Earth is a physical map. It is a kind of map which focuses on the geography of a certain area and will most likely show a shaded portion to show a specific area’s landform such as deserts, valleys, plains and mountains. You will know for sure if you are looking at a physical map if you can see the different natural features which can be found in a certain area such as the Hudson Bay, the Laurentian Plateau, the Rocky Mountains and Brooks Range in North America, the Amazon Basin, Brazilian Highlands, and Andes Mountains in South America, the Sahara Desert and Congo Basin in Africa, the North European Plain in Europe, the Gobi Desert and Mount Everest in Asia and the Great Sandy Desert in Australia.