Map Types

This is a choropleth map that is investigating the quality of life in Brazil. The greater the

density of  shading, the greater the density of the population.  For example, states

with the greatest percent of total population above 65 years are shaded in the darkest tone; those

with the lowest percent above 65 years are shaded in the lightest tone.

This is a dot density map of the population of Brazil.

The dots on the map represent the distribution (specific quantity) of the population in each area of the country.

This is a proportion symbol map of the population of the state of Georgia in 2000. Each dot represents the population proportion in each region of the state.

This is a topographic map of the country of Botswana. This kind of map shows contours of the region. It also shows bodies of water.

This is an Environmental Sensitivity Index map (ESI map) of the Carribean.  They determine what kind of resources are available in the region