1. Akwete McAlister August 28, 2015

2.  a map where space is distorted to show a particular feature  Examples: Population, Natural Increase Rate, Number of cars in Population.  See State of World Atlas pages 26 & 27, 34 & 35, and 76 & 77.  Check at the maps at http://www.worldmapper.org http://www.worldmapper.org

4.  A predefined aerial thematic map that shows certain attributes of an area in a graded color series.  Ex) # of College Students, # of Native Americans, Political Systems.  See State of World Atlas pages 12 & 13, 18 & 19, most of the maps in this text.

5. http://homes.cs.washington.edu/~jheer/files/zoo/ex/ma ps/choropleth.html Check out the choropleth a. Where are the most obese populations in the U.S.? Why? c. Where is the least obese population in the U.S.? Why? 1. Students will work on interpreting 5 choropleths.

6.  Is also a thematic map that uses dots to show a particular feature.  One dot can represent any number of features and will be explained on each map.  We will see this map when we look at population heartbeat film.

8.  Is also a thematic map with continuous lines joining points of the same value.