types of maps

Question 1

Cadastral maps

Answer 1

• Shows property boundaries
• Can be analysed for changing land uses and settlement patterns

Question 2

Choropleth map

Answer 2

• Thematic map that uses colours or shading to represent areas with the same characteristics
• E.g land use, vegetation types, climate zones, population density

Question 3

Flowline maps

Answer 3

• Uses arrows to show the flows of people, goods information or ideas between places
  Thickness of line represents volume of flow

Question 4

Isoline maps

Answer 4

• Has continuous lines that join points of the same value e.g rainfall, elevation
• A synoptic chart is an isoline map used in meteorology
• Contour lines on topographic map are also isolines

Question 5

Physical maps

Answer 5

• Illustrate physical features and landforms of area e.g lakes, mountains, coasts

Question 6

Pictorial maps

Answer 6

• Uses illustrations to represent information on the map
• Often used for tourists and represent either on oblique or birds eye view

Question 7

Political maps

Answer 7

• Illustrate state and national boundaries, capital and major cities

Question 8

Precis map

Answer 8

• Simple sketch map drawn from a photograph or topographic map
• Usually focuses on one feature (e.g vegetation cover)

Question 9

Relief maps

Answer 9

• Either 2D or 3D map that represents terrain and landforms (e.g shape of land)

Question 10

Road map

Answer 10

• Shows roads and transport links at large scale (e.g street directory) or small scale (e.g state highways)

Question 11

Sketch map

Answer 11

• Drawing of the study area from a birds eye view
• Can be estimated or to scale
• Provides a simple visual description of area and maps main natural and human features
• Should includes a border, title, orientation and a legend

Question 12

Synoptic charts

Answer 12

• Weather maps
• They are isoline maps that show the atmospheric conditions of a location (e.g rainfall, air pressure/atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction)

Question 13

Thematic maps

Answer 13

• Based on particular subject, theme or topic

Question 14

Topographic maps

Answer 14

• Use contour lines to show shape of land as well as natural and human features e.g landforms, vegetation and road.
• They are large scale maps showing a small area in large detail

Question 15

Large scale maps

Answer 15

• Large scale maps show small area in large detail
  E.g of large scale maps include topographic features, school site maps, national park maps, tourist info maps.
  On large scale map you would normally find smaller no. in given scale (1:50000)

Question 16

Small scale maps

Answer 16

• Small scale maps show large area in small detail
  E.g of small scale maps are world and country maps, state maps
  On small scale maps no. given in the scale is normally large (1:100000000)