Types of Map,Mosaics

1. Types of Map

2. Types of Map
• Depending on the kind of information shown,
some of the major types of maps are:
1. Climate maps
2. Political maps
3. Economic or resource maps
4. Physical maps
5. Street maps/Road maps
6. Topographic maps
7. Thematic maps

3. Climate Maps
•Prepared for Portraying the
climate conditions of a place

4. Political Map
•Prepared for Portraying the
state and natural boundaries of
a place
•Involves the locations of small
and large cities

5. Economic Resource Map
•Prepared for Portraying the
economic activities or natural
resources which are existing in
an area by denoting them using
various colors or symbols

6. Physical Map
•Prepared for Portray the
features of a landscapes such as
•Mountains
•Lakes
•Rivers etc
•Variations in elevations and
mountains are represented
using various colors
•Green---lower elevation
•Brown ---higher elevation

7. Street Maps

8. Road Maps
•Major highway----red color
•Minor highway----lighter color

9. Topographic Maps
•Prepared for Portraying the
features of a physical landscape
• which can use contour lines
•—regular intervals---variation
in elevations
•Lines are closely spaced terrain
is step

10. Thematic Maps
•Prepared for particular theme
or topic
•Different from all kinds of maps
•Do not portrayed the natural
features
•Elevations
•Highways
•Political sub dimensions
•Rivers
•cities etc