Maps

Question 1

Topographic

Answer 1

Shows the natural and constructed parts of the area.
eg: - vegetation height and slope of the land
- built features like roads and railway tracks

Question 2

What are contour lines?

Answer 2

Show the change in altitude

Question 3

Choropleth

Answer 3

Use symbols, shading or colour to represent the density of features.

Question 4

what does the deepest shading of colour on choropleth map mean?

Answer 4

Deepest Shade = Highest Value

Question 5

Flowline

Answer 5

Shows the movement of people, information and goods between locations and how often they move with an arrow.

Question 6

What does the thickness of the arrow in a flowline map mean?

Answer 6

The amount that is moving.
eg. the thicker the arrow, the more people or things are moving