Unit 1: Types of Maps
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Choropleth Map
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Dot Map
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Graduated Symbol Map
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Isoline Map
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Flow Line Map
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Cartogram
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Strengths: sizes of landmasses are accurate
Distortions: shapes are inaccurate
Peters Projection: spital distributions related to area
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Strengths: area and shape are preserved
Distortions: interrupts the oceans
Goode-Homolosine (Interrupted projection): spital distributions
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True in direction. Good for navigation, used on google maps
Mercator Projection (Cylindrical Map)
Distortion: Size inaccurate. Distance between lines of longitude appear consistent
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Strengths: Shows minimum distortion when it comes to land distance & direction
Distortion: N & S poles
Most common
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