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Types of Maps

Types of Maps. Geography of Canada www.CraigMarlatt.com/school. Types of maps. There are 4 main types: General Purpose (have many things on them) Topographic: physical features of a location represented by symbols and colours Thematic Maps (one topic)

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Types of Maps

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  1. Types of Maps Geography of Canada www.CraigMarlatt.com/school

  2. Types of maps There are 4 main types: • General Purpose (have many things on them) • Topographic: physical features of a location represented by symbols and colours • Thematic Maps (one topic) • Digital Maps: (GIS maps)

  3. General Purpose Maps • Provides many types of information on 1 map. • Uses symbols and colours to indicate major roads for transportation purposes • Often includes parks, hospitals, and tourist attractions • Can be both small scale (a country map) and large scale (a city map)

  4. Types of Maps: General Purpose Example: General Purpose Map of the “Golden Horseshoe” (Niagara Falls to Clarington)

  5. Types of Maps:Topographic Maps Topographic Maps • A map that indicates scale, using symbols and colours for both natural and human made features on the Earth’s surface • Shows the Earth’s surface in great detail (large scale) • Depicts the height of land features (topography) • Often shows roads, settlements, vegetation cover, power lines, etc. • Grids are usually 1km square

  6. Types of Maps: Topographic Example: Topographic Map of Blue Mountain (Collingwood)

  7. Types of Maps: Thematic maps Thematic Maps • A map that reveals the geographic patterns of statistical data • Are designed to display distributions over the Earth’s surface • Usually focuses on one theme or topic (e.g., population distribution)

  8. Types of Maps: Thematic • Thematic map showing electricity generating stations in Canada

  9. Types of Maps: Digital Digital Maps 1.Computer programs: • GIS: Arcview map maker (Geographic Information Systems) 2. Handheld devices: • GPS units(Global Positioning Sytems) 3. Online: • Google Maps is an example

  10. Types of Maps: Digital • Google Maps is an example of an online map. www.maps.google.com

  11. Types of Maps: Digital • Google Earth/ Bing Maps are online digital maps. • Google Earth/ Bing Maps is are examples of computer programs using satellite imagery and digital maps. • Google Earth does not find your location unless you tell it where you are www.earth.google.com

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