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GIS |
GIS or a geographic Information System is a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.
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Topographical map |
A map that shows natural systems such as landforms, bodies of water, vegetation, or even human structures.
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Expands or shrinks the area of locations to demonstrate different types of data.World population can be shown visually on a map in a disorder way.
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Mental Maps |
Shows an person’s internal perception of space.
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Isoline Maps |
Uses continuous lines joining points of the same value.
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Dot map |
Uses dots in a specific area. Each dot is a specific quantity. ex(city,forest, economy,population)
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Choropleth Maps |
Uses differences in shading, coloring, or the placing of symbols.
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a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme |