THEMATIC MAPS

6 TYPES OF THEMATIC MAPS

• Physical Maps. 6. World Region Maps.
• Climate Maps.
• Vegetation Maps.
• Population Density Maps.
• Economic Activity Maps.

PHYSICAL MAPS

• Show facts about the names of landforms and bodies of water.
• Shows facts about the locations of landforms and bodies of water.
• Shows facts about the shapes of landforms and bodies of water.
• Examples: River, Bay, Gulf, Mountain Ranges, etc.

CLIMATE MAPS

• Shows facts about the climate on Earth.
• Every climate map has a particular pattern of temperature and percipitation.
• A climograph shows the average temperature an percipitation in an exact area.
• A climograph is near the equator = there is warmer weather.
• There are 12 climate zones including highlands, tropical wet and others.

VEGETATION MAPS

• Shows facts about where different plants grow.
• Shows facts about what types of plants grow in a exact area.
• These maps show how climate affects the types of vegetation.
• These maps show how certain plants who have adapted to climates.
• Some of the vegetation zones are Desert, Highlands and Tundra.

POPULATION DESTINY MAPS

• Tells you how many people in a certain area.
• If you live far apart that means small towns, and farming communities.
• If you live closer together then that mean larger cities, high apartments.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY MAPS

• These maps show facts on how people use land to meet their needs.
• They also show locations of important resources.
• Examples : You fish in a ocean so Ocean =Fishing.
• One of the economic activity zones is Trade and Manufacturing.
• Trade and Manufacturing mean buying and selling goods.

WORLD REGION MAPS

• Shows information about the patterns people use to arrange Earth.
• A region is an area with features that sets in apart from other areas.
• Every region looks different and has a different purpose.
• Example: The region Eurasia is made up if Europe and Asia.
• There are 7 major regions including Africa, and Europe and Russia.

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