Map Types Flashcards
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Political Map
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A map designed to show governmental boundaries of counties, cities, etc. and may include highways
2
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Physical Map
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A map that shows land-forms such as deserts, mountains, and rivers
3
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Thematic Map
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Emphasizes a particular theme or special topic and do not just show natural features and political subdivisions
4
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Chloropleth Map
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Areas are shaded or patterned to reflect a measurement or statistic
5
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Dot Distribution Map
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Clots or symbols show the presence of a feature or phenomenon
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Proportional or Graduated Symbol Map
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Uses symbols of different sizes to represent sizes to represent the presence of a feature
7
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Cartogram
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Geometry or space distorted to show a statistic or feature
