Thinking Geographically

Types of maps include __________ maps and __________ maps

• Regional and location

• Reference and Thematic

• Regional and Absolute

• Absolute and Relative

What is the purpose of a reference map?

• To Show locations of many types of features

• To show you the populations of all the countries

• To tell you where the countries of the world are

What does a thematic map do.

• Shows the themes of countries

• Uses a map to present data of a topic

What kind of map is this?

• Reference map

• Thematic map

What kind of map is this

• Reference map

• Thematic map

What is a thematic map in which administrative areas are colored or shaded according to the range?

• Contour

• Dot

• Choropleth

• Isoline

What type of map is this?

• Choropleth

• Dot

• Reference

• Isoline

What type of map is this

• Dot

• Contour

• Cartogram

• Thematic

What is absolute direction

• Meters and Miles

• Left and Right

• The compass points (N,E,S,W)

• Coordinates

What is Relative direction?

• Left right up down.

• The compass points