a physical map shows the land features, a political map shows boundaries and major city's, and thematic maps have a theme to them.
A physical map shows the elevation. A political map shows more detail about the place than a Physical map does.
physical maps show political units such as countries,states,counties,districts,and towns and political maps open plans,mountains,rivers,and stuff like that
They both show capitals
Physical map shows elevation. Political map shows all the countries.