Maps

Today in class we learned about different types of maps and are used for. The first type of map is a topographic map. A topographic map's purpose is to show elevation. The closer the lines are together the higher the elevation. The farther the lines are the lower the elevation. Next we learned about thematic maps and they show data based on a theme. Then we learned about weather maps and they show contour lines. Then a cloropleth map which shows data based on the color. An isoline map show the data between points. A dot density map helps visualize the clusters of a certain phenomenon. A flow line map uses lines of various thickness to show patterns. Lastly, a cartogram shows the size of an area based on a specific concept.

We also talked about the world regions map. We talked about the map of the bigger picture and the map of the closer view. The map of the bigger picture was mostly the same as the map we would think about. Some of the differences were Africa was split into Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Also, Europe was smaller and the Russian Federation was larger. The map of the closer view had many differences like Latin America was larger, Africa was split up into 5 different regions, Europe was split into 2 regions and Brazil was its own part of South America. Brazil is its own part because they speak Portuguese and the rest of South America speaks Spanish.