Thematic maps

Reference map

Thematic Map

Absolute Map

Isoline Map

Isoline

Choropleth

Dot

Mental

A person's internal perception of space

Telling a story through color

showing mostly weather patterns

Used primarily to convey information about population

Only used for population clusters

To tell a story about quantity

To tell a story about quality

A visual representation of space

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

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