Thematic map=
Choropleth map= Shows averages with shading. Often used by news people and for political maps
Isoline map= Continuing lines joining points of same values. Is often used by weather-people. Is hard to read if you have two unconnected areas of the same qualities.
Dot map= Represents qualities and/or occurrences by a dot-legend. Is good for showing areas without covering up boundaries, but can cause maps to look like blobs
Cartogram map= Uses statistical data to change shape of territory (the bigger the statistic, the bigger the territory). Is good for showing areas of inequalities, but can be hard to read due to distortion of said areas.
Proportional map= Uses symbols to show frequency of an event. Is good for emphasizing areas of higher ranges, but can be hard to read, due to symbols covering up area’s lines.
Political map=Depict government/official borders
Physical map=map type that shows the geology of an area
Mental map= Images of an area developed by an individual on the basis of information/impressions
Relocation=Trait that spreads as people move, bringing the trait with them.
Expansion= Traits spreads by passing from one person to another via communication
Contagious= Rapid and widespread. Places near origin/hearth effected first.
Hierarchical= Starts in major nodes of authority, trickles down to medium, and then small cities and towns.
Stimulus= Where an idea, not the actual trait, is spread.
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