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Political maps
A map that shows boundaries created by governments and treaties
Physical maps
A map that shows natural landmarks
Choropleth map
Maps that use various colors and shades of color to show the location of distribution of spatial data
Dot distribution map
Map that uses dots to indicate a feature or occurrence
Graduated symbol map
Map that indicates a relative magnitude of some value for a geographic region
Isoline map
A map that uses lines to connect points of equal value to depict variations in data across space.
Cartogram
thematic map that shows statistical data bt increasing or decreasing the size of the places on the map
Absolute location
Using lines of longitdue and latitude to pinpoint the exact ;pcatopm pf a [;ace
Latitude
The lines measuring north and south of the equator
Longitude
The lines measuring east and west of the prime meridian
Equator
zero degrees latitude
Relative location
Where something is located compared to something lese
Elevation
The distance above sea level
Clustered/Agglomerated
Phenomena that is grouped relatively close together
Linear distribution
Phenomena that is arranged in a straight line
Dispersed distribution
Phenomena that is spread out over a large area
Circular distribution
Phenomena that is equally spaced from a central point
Mercator projection
square projection that is good at showing direction, but shapes towards the poles seem larger than they actually are
Peters projection
square projection that shows accurate sizes of land masses, but elongates near the equator
Conic projection
shows the viewpoint from one of the poles. Sizes and sha
Robinson projection
curved projections. major distortions. area, shape, size, and direction are slightly distorted
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