| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Biogeographic | Indicates distributions of living organisms |
| Choropleth Map | Makes quantity distinctions between items through color |
| Economic/Resource | Shows natural and economic resources |
| Geologic | shows types of rocks on the Earth's surface |
| Geographic information system (GIS) | computerized system that plots info. on a map |
| Metrologic | precipitation, climate, weather conditions |
| Orthophoto | Color-enhanced photographic images. show detail in true life manner; often used on agricultrual and natural areas. because they are adjusted for topographic relief, lens distortion, and camera tilt, they are uniform scale |
| Physical | Earth's landforms and bodies of water; lines. Shading, spot elevations and different colors present view of land surface |
| Political | state and national boundaries, capital and major cities |
| Relief | elevations, terrain shown through contour lines and shading |
| Road | Highways, roads, airports, railroad tracks, cities and points of interest; first published by Michelin in France and Gulf Oil in U.S. |
| Topographical | contour lines to show shape and elevation |
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