1. Special Purpose Maps

2. Special Purpose Maps
As you explore the world, you will encounter many different kinds of special purpose maps. For example, a road map is a special purpose map. The title of each special purpose map tells the purpose and content of the map. Usually a special purpose map highlights only one kind of information. Examples of special purpose maps include land use, population distribution, recreation, transportation, natural resources, or weather.
The key on a special purpose map is very important. Even though a special purpose map shows only one kind of information, it may present many different pieces of data. This data can be shown in symbols, colors, or arrows. In this way, the key acts like a dictionary for the map.

3. The highest revenue-generating company headquartered in each state - 2014

4. Population Density

5. Pangea with modern borders

6. Gross Domestic Product

10. Africa GDP

11. Middle East - GDP

16. Locations where Google Street is available

17. Countries where the metric system is not used

18. World Map of the Different Writing Systems

19. The Number of Researchers per Million Inhabitants Around the World

20. Coffee Consumption per Country

21. Worldwide Driving Orientation Worldwide

22. The World Divided Into 7 Regions, Each with a Population of 1 Billion

23. Frequency of Lightning Strikes Throughout the World

24. McDonald’s Across the World

25. July 2014

26. The Only 22 Countries in the World Britain Has Not Invaded (not shown: Sao Tome and Principe)

27. Reversed Map with Southern Hemisphere at Top of Map (because position of North is arbitrary)

28. Warmup
Study the map and describe the information you can deduce from looking at it
Earthquakes recorded in 2000

29. Warmup What is the map telling you?
What is the most interesting thing you notice?
Can you describe what is happening on the planet from the map?
How would someone use this map? How would you use it?
Earthquakes recorded in 2000