Map Types

reference map

designed for people to refer to general information about places

political map - human made boundaries

physical map - natural features

road map

plat map - ownership/property lines

locater map - locations for specific businesses

thematic maps

spatial aspects of information/phenomenons

choropleth map - quantitative data

dot distribution map

graduate symbol map

isoline map (isometric map)

Mercator Map

Peters Projection

Conic Projection

Robinson Projection