Special Purpose Maps

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.

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

Population Density

Pangea with modern borders

Gross Domestic Product

AfricaGDP

Middle East - GDP

Locations where Google Street is available

Countries where the metric system is not used

World Map of the Different Writing Systems

The Number of Researchers per Million InhabitantsAround the World

Coffee Consumption per Country

Worldwide Driving Orientation Worldwide

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

Frequency of Lightning Strikes Throughout the World

McDonald’s Across the World

July 2014

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

Reversed Map with Southern Hemisphere at Top of Map

(because position of North is arbitrary)

Warmup

• Study the map and describe the information you can deduce from looking at it

Earthquakes recorded in 2000

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