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DISTRIBUTION MAPS

DISTRIBUTION MAPS. DOT LEGEND. DISTRIBUTION MAPS .

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DISTRIBUTION MAPS

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  1. DISTRIBUTION MAPS DOT LEGEND

  2. DISTRIBUTION MAPS • One type of distribution map uses related colours to show general location of a particular topic. The basic rule for reading these maps is the darker the colour, the greater the amount or the higher the concentration of what the colour represents. • Examples: population, fishing, wind turbines, animals, etc.

  3. POPULATION DENSITY MAP

  4. READING THESE MAPS • Step 1 – use the legend to learn the meaning of the colours • Step 2 – find the areas of the map with darker colours – showing the more populated areas. • Questions : what part of Ireland (compass direction) has the highest concentration of people? • What part has the lowest?

  5. DOT DISTRIBUTION MAP • On this type of map, dots are used to show the specific locations of something. For example the population distribution. • Step 1 use the legend to see what a dot represents. • Step 2 – look for tight clusters of dots on the map – if the dots form a line, the pattern is called linear. Scattered dots in an area of the map show that the feature is not concentrated.

  6. POPULATION DENSITY

  7. WIND TURBINES

  8. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN • Use these questions with the maps provided. • Wind Turbines • What parts (compass directions) of North America have the highest concentration of wind turbines? • Approximately how many wind turbines are there around the Great Lakes? • Hydro Electric Map • What part (compass direction) of NA have the highest concentration of existing Hydro Electric plants? • Why are there not a lot of hydro electric plants in the middle of the USA?

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