Name that map type!

• What does this model show? (3 terms/names) • What point is it trying to make?

Thematic Maps: Provides info on a single topic (population, rainfall…)• Using Thematic Maps: shows

comparison of statistical data, like population or income

-can view facts about places by comparing the patterns of shaded areas or colors on the map.

Chloropleth maps (4-H/Ohio .. Afr.savannahs)

(Gk.: for “place” + “value or magnitude”):

Thematic map w/ areas colored, shaded, dotted, or hatched so have darker/lighter areas in proportion to density of whatever aspect U R are looking

-show amt. of some “phenomenon” (some event or thing which occurs) like ratios, %, etc., using these colors

Types of maps & info on maps:• physical maps: show landforms of

an area• Use colors to show relief—

difference levels in land elevations

-green usually = lo elevations -orange or brown = hi elevations• Topographical: Presents

horizontal & vertical positions of features represented

-shows relief in measurable form. -Uses contour lines (isolines) to

show the shape & elevation of an area

(shape of the Earth’s surface) -Lines close together indicate steep

terrain -Lines far apart indicate flat terrain.

EX:?

Types of Maps

Political maps: divided by states (aka “countries”), cities, counties,etc. Usually show rivers, major lakes, oceans, etc., elevations….capital

cities show w/ star Economic maps: type of thematic map that shows natural resources in areas and/or ways that people make a living; legends may show mines, factories, power plants, etc. NOTE: economy: the way the money is earned, used, spent, controlled, issued, invested, etc.

Cartogram here shows GDP (gross domestic product) thru world &

electoral votesCartogram: Shows

some quantity or value by shape or size of a region

Reference Map- Tool to view boundaries of census geographies, cities, counties, cities/towns, urban areas, congressional districts, census tracts, census blocks, & more. Note: some of these

terms overlap:EX: Cartogram is also

thematic

Match, including inset in 1st map

Conical Goode’s Mercator Peters Robinson

2 Homolosine projection maps:Homolosine = continuous land masses…like peeled orange

Bartholomew’s polar

Goode’s

GIS: Means WHAT??

KNOW the LAYERS ….

& that there are MORE here than in your book!!