Question

Take the help of your atlas to make a list of thematic maps. Describe any two maps from your list.

Answer 1

Thematic maps shows the distribution of forests, crops, minerals, and industries.

The types of Thematic maps are :

1. Ranged maps.
2. Point density maps
3. Proportional symbol maps
4. Maps with pie or bar charts.
5. Grided maps.

The other two maps are :

1. Political maps show the boundaries of administrative units such as countries, states, and districts. Different types of boundaries are shown with different symbols. They also show the locations of cities, towns, and villages.
2. Physical maps show the landforms and water bodies on the Earth’s surface, such as mountains, plateaus, plains, rivers, lakes, and seas. The different features are shown in different colours.