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A thematic map is a type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter (theme) in a geographic area. This usually involves the use of map symbols to visualize selected properties of geographic features that are not naturally visible, such as temperature, language, or population. [ 1 ]
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A Choropleth map visualizes statistical data that has been aggregated into a priori districts (such as countries or counties) using area symbols based on the visual variables of color and/or pattern. Choropleth maps are by far the most popular kind of thematic maps due to the widespread availability of aggregated statistical data (such as ...
Dent's specialization as a geographer and cartographer was thematic mapping.He defined thematic maps as those that show “the spatial distribution of some geographical phenomenon,” [5] in contrast with general-purpose or reference maps that “display objects (both natural and man-made) from the geographical environment.” [5] He further explained that because thematic maps deal with a ...
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To learn how to add geographic coordinates to a page using templates, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates. To paste a location map with a dot (using the city of Madrid as an example), copy and paste the following code: {{Location map|Spain|label=Madrid|mark=Green_pog.svg |lat=40.5|long=-3.7|width=230|float=center}}
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A dasymetric map (from Greek δασύς dasýs ' dense ' and μέτρο métro ' measure ') is a type of thematic map that uses areal symbols to visualize a geographic field by refining a choropleth map with ancillary information about the distribution of the variable.