A road map and a photograph have some of the physical characteristics of objects.Because of this,they are ________ of the external world around us.

A) analogical representations
B) exemplars
C) symbolic representations
D) mental maps

Analogical representations share some physical characteristics with the objects they represent, making them similar to the actual objects. Road maps and photographs, for instance, visually resemble the geography and scenes they depict, hence they are analogical representations of the external world.