1. Types of Maps Forestry & Woodland Ecosystems c 7 A

2. Anticipatory Set Observe and Describe the following Forestry map by completing the following on a notecard: – List 5 observations – What is the cartographer (map-maker) trying to communicate? – Are there any elements missing that would make interpreting the map easier?

3. Anticipatory Set

4. What is a map? A symbolic representation of selected characteristics occurring at a location that is used to display spatial relationships Types of Maps – General Purpose Maps – Thematic Maps

5. General Purpose Maps Used to show location of specific objects or boundaries Examples:  Road Maps  Political Maps (maps that show country boundaries)

6. Thematic Maps – Used to display social, environmental, and/or economic data Examples:  Graduated Symbols  Use symbols to display quantity or magnitude  Chloropleth  Use shades of color to represent ratios, numerical ranges, etc…

7. Thematic Maps – Examples:  Isoline Maps  Use continuous lines to show regional differences  Flow Maps  Show movement of objects between locations

8. Thematic Maps – Examples:  Cartograms  Distorts shape of a region to represent magnitude of data  Dot Density  Shows a concentration of points that represent a feature of interest