Maps have a legend at the bottom of the map that tells you what each symbol means. The other things are not seen on a map.
Answer: the correct answer is jurisdiction.
Explanation:
Answer: Crude Birth Rate and Crude Death Rate
Explanation: Both indicate the Natural Increase Rate of a country
The physical map shows the landforms and bodies of water in specific areas on Earth's surface, the political map hows features humans have created such as the boundaries between states, provinces, territories, and countries. The topographic map shows land elevations. However all of them represent Earth's surface on different way.
I assume that the question refers to the political affiliation of the Islands (They are Islands in the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, south of Japan) - they are politically linked to the US - the correct answer is a). For example the Mariana islands have a commonwealth status within the US.