Map Skills Review (Types of Maps)

What is another word for Contour Maps?

• Elevation Maps
• Geographic Maps
• Terrain Maps
• Isoline Maps

What are the 5 types of Thematic maps?

• Choropleth, Contour, Graduated Symbol, Dot Density, Cartogram

• Cartogram, Dot Density, Graduated Symbol, Contour, Reference,

• Choropleth, Contour, Dot Density, Cartogram. Longitude

• Latitude, Graduated Symbol, Dot Density, Reference, Physical

Dot Density maps are....

• Charts that display population data
• Maps that use squares instead of dots
• Thematic maps that use dots of the same size to represent certain data and show the intensity of the feature

• Visualizations that represent elevation changes

What is cartography?

• The study of geography

• The study of Earth's surface

• The study of maps

• The science of map making

What does a thematic map show?

• Historical events
• Population growth rates
• Economic forecasts
• Specific themes/subjects along with information and data

What is another word for Graduated Symbol Maps?

• Thematic

• Proportional

• Isoline

• Topography

Thematic or Reference

• Thematic

• Reference

Contour maps use lines to...

• highlight political boundaries on a map
• indicate temperature changes on a map
• show population density across a region

• • represent quantities of equal value

What are the two MAIN types of maps?

• Thematic and Political

• Thematic and Reference

• Political and Topography

• Weather and Topography

Choropleth maps are...

• Thematic maps where areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the value of a variable being represented.
• Diagrams representing the population density of countries
• Charts that display the average temperature in different cities
• Maps that show the distribution of different types of rocks