Doppler Radar

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A doppler radar map uses microwaves to track direction and speed of suspended water in the atmosphere and determines the motion. This is a doppler radar of a hurricane over the west coast of Florida.

Infrared Aerial Map

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Aerial maps are satellite or airplane based. This is an infrared aerial map which uses a film emulsion that is sensitive to the infrared spectrum.

Flow Maps

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A flow map shows linear movement from one place to another. The thicker the lines on the map the more the proportions. This map shows the freight flow in the US.

Isoline Map

Isoline maps show numerical values for continuous distributions by means of lines joining

points of equal value. This map shows annual run-off of a certain area.

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Chloropleth Map

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Chloropleth maps summarize the distribution of a factor based on boundary lines. This map shows population densities of countries of the world.

Thematic Dot Map

Thematic maps show information superimposed over a base map. This specific map is a dot map. It is used to create a visual idea of the variation in the density of distribution.

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Topographic Map

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This map uses contour lines to portray the shape and elevation of the land. The closer the lines the steeper the elevation. It creates a 3 dimensional aspect of land on a 2 dimensional map.

Planimetric Map

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Planimetric maps don't show relief features. This certain planimetric maps shows streets.

Mental Map

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The map shows a person's abstract representation of this certain place. This person's mental map included buildings, landscapes, and even places that scare them.