8. Name that map type!

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

11. 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

12. 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:?

13. 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.

14. Cartogram here shows GDP (gross domestic product) thru world & electoral votes Cartogram: 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

15. Match, including inset in 1 st map Conical Goode’s Mercator Peters Robinson

16. 2 Homolosine projection maps: Homolosine = continuous land masses…like peeled orange Bartholomew’s polar Goode’s

20. GIS: Means WHAT?? KNOW the LAYERS …. & that there are MORE here than in your book!!