Types of Maps - Explained - A.P. Human Geography Concept

Isoline Maps - Connects with lines all of the places that have particular values

Example - Sea Level Map (below)

Dot Distribution Map - a map that shows data as points and shows how these points are distributed

Example - U.S. population map (shown below)

Graduated Symbol Map - a map that shows symbols that change in size according to the value of a variable

Example - US Oil Consumption (shown below)

Chloropleth map - a map where different shades of colors represent different values

Example - Italy Population Map (shown below)

Cartogram - a map where the size of an area is proportional to the value of the variable

Example - world population map (shown below)

• The bigger a country’s population is, the bigger the area becomes.

VIDEO TO HELP EXPLAIN

(he also covers flow line maps & topographic maps, in addition to what is in these notes.)