Political Map Topographic Map Choropleth Map Physical Map
TYPES OF MAPS : Choropleth
CHOROPLETH MAP
Show the density of objects, values in a particular area e.g. a country examples would be a population density map
TYPES OF MAPS : Physical
PHYSICAL MAP
Show physical features of a landscape
Colours often used to represent features e.g. Green for vegetation Blue for water
Shading often used to represent height
SCALE
A verbal scale statement expresses the amount of distance on the map that represents a particular distance on the earth's surface in words, e.g., 'one inch equals a mile.' The representative fraction (RF) expresses scale as a numerical ratio of map distance to earth distance, e.g., '1:63,360.'
Mapping Australia : Introducing mapping concepts
BOLTSS
Source : Information taken from www.slideshare.net/yaryalitsa/boltss-mapping-geography
TYPES OF MAPS : Political
POLITICAL MAP
Shows political boundaries
State borders
Country borders
TYPES OF MAPS : Topographic
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
Shows the shape of the land
Contour lines (usually brown) joins points of height
The closer the lines are together, the steeper the slope
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