Human Geo- Maps

Reference Maps

designed for people to refer to for general information about places

political maps

show and label human-created boundaries such as countries, states, cities, and capitals

physical maps

show and label natural features

road maps

show and label high ways, streets, and alleys

plat maps

show and label property lines and details of land ownership

Thematic maps

show spatial aspects of information

choropleth maps

use various colors, shades of colors, or patterns to show the location and distribution of spatial data

dot distribution maps

show the specific location and distribution of something across

graduated symbol maps

use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something larger sizes indicate more of something and smaller sizes indicates less of something

isoline maps

use lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in thee data across space. where the lines are close together, whatever the map predicts is staying relatively the same. most common is a topographic map.

cartograms

show the sizes of countries according to come specific statstic