Thematic maps

What type of map is this?

• Reference map

• Thematic Map

• Absolute Map

• Isoline Map

What type of thematic map is this

• Isoline

• Choropleth

• Dot

• Mental

A mental map is?

• A person's internal perception of space

• Telling a story through color

• showing mostly weather patterns

• Used primarily to convey information about population

What is a dot map used for?

• Only used for population clusters

• To tell a story about quantity

• To tell a story about quality

• A visual representation of space

A cartogram

• expands and shrinks the area of locations to demonstrate different types of data.

• Uses blocks of color to tell a story

• Is primarily used for weather

• Uses dots to represent quantity

A choropleth map

• uses differences in shading, coloring or the placing of symbols

• Uses dots in a specific area to tell a story

• Shows directions and locations

• Is primarily used to explain weather patterns