They do the fieldwork, prepare the maps, publish them, and offer them to the public in digital and paper formats. Zip Code Map: This map shows some of the zip codes in the state of Connecticut. They are usually plotted over a base map that shows the roads and streets within the zip code area.
The United States Postal Service assigns zip codes for a section of a street, a collection of streets, an establishment, a structure, a group of post office boxes, or the area serviced by a single post office for the delivery of mail. Rather than consisting of geographic areas, zip codes are more in conformance with a group of mail delivery routes. In sparsely populated areas, a single zip code can cover many square miles, but in cities a zip code can be assigned to a single building or to an organization with a campus of buildings.
Businesses make valuable use of zip code maps by matching them to zip code tabulation data compiled by the United States Census Bureau. This data characterizes the population within a zip code by age, gender, race, national origin, income, housing, and much more. Companies can use this information to determine if they want to market to people within that zip code and how they want to market. They can also coordinate their mailings with the United States Postal Service to deliver their marketing materials to zip codes where demographic data suggests a high density of potential customers.
Weather Map showing projected high temperatures for Sunday, July 29, This is one of the many types of weather maps prepared by the National Weather Service of the United States and published online for anyone to use. Visit their website at weather. People use an incredible number of weather maps.
They are used to show predicted temperatures, predicted precipitation, storm warnings of various kinds, wind speed and direction, chance of precipitation, type of precipitation, snow accumulation, frost prediction and many other aspects of weather. All of these weather maps are continuously updated to communicate the most current information. They are the world's most frequently consulted thematic maps. Weather maps are presented in newspapers, television programs and especially on websites. Delivering weather maps on websites and through web apps gives people around the world instant access to weather information.
Many weather maps are animated maps that show historical or projected changes in the weather. These are extremely useful for people who need to know how changes in weather will impact their travel, workday, recreation, and many other plans.
Species Distribution Maps show where certain plant or animal species can be found. This map shows where different types of bears live in North America. The area normally inhabited by a plant or animal species can be mapped. These maps are made by compiling the locations where qualified people have repeatedly observed that species in the wild.
The resulting maps show by color or pattern the geographic area where that species is encountered. These maps are known as "species distribution maps" or "geographic range maps.
That map was made by overlaying the geographic ranges of black bears, grizzly bears, and polar bears on a single map. Because the geographic ranges of these three species overlap, it is possible to be in an area where a person might encounter one, two, or even three different species. There are also areas of North America where a person would not expect to encounter a bear. The resulting map is shown in the accompanying image.
Income Map: Map showing the median household income of the United States using individual counties as enumeration units. Map by the United States Census Bureau. Click to enlarge. Income maps are a very common type of thematic map. They show variations of income across a geographic area. The standard mapped variable for an income map is median household income. Income tends to be highly geographic because rural portions of a state or country often have lower median household income than urban areas.
Within urban areas, income can also be highly variable because neighborhoods tend to be populated by people with similar income levels. After each major census, the Bureau updates its set of income maps and makes them available to the public. The Census Bureau also makes "change in income maps".
These show which geographic areas have experienced economic growth or economic decline over a specific time interval. Resource Map: Map illustrating the the photovoltaic solar resource of the United States. It is clear from this map that the solar resource of the United States is greatest in the southwestern part of the country.
Citizens, companies and governments can use this map to make decisions about investing in a solar power solution. Thematic maps are often made to communicate the geographic distribution of natural resources. These maps might show countries with the highest diamond production or the geographic extent of an oil or gas field.
The map shown here illustrates the geographic pattern of solar generating capacity for the United States. Resource maps are important because they help governments understand their natural resource assets and the natural resource assets of their allies and potential enemies. Resource maps help mining companies target their exploration efforts. They are also important for assessing the transportation opportunities and problems associated with the distribution of resources and the location of where they are consumed.
The earthquake was felt throughout most of California and into Nevada and Oregon. The map above shows the intensity of ground shaking across the felt area of the earthquake. Intensity levels are shown as a color sequence where red areas experienced the strongest ground shaking and green areas experienced ground shaking that was much less severe. A collection of intensity maps for numerous California earthquakes can be viewed here.
Earthquake maps focus on the scientific aspects of earthquakes or on the impact and mitigation aspects. There are many types of earthquake maps. Here are a few:. Epicenter Maps show the geographic location of earthquake epicenters the point on Earth's surface immediately above where the vibrations of an earthquake originated.
They can show the location of one earthquake or the geographic distribution of many earthquakes. They have scientific value for understanding the distribution of earthquakes and mitigation value because they reveal areas where earthquakes frequently occur. Each epicenter is plotted as a symbol, and the symbols can have different colors, sizes and shapes to indicate the earthquakes' strength, depth, or date. Fault Maps show the geographic location of faults. Faults are fractures in the Earth from which earthquakes and their vibrations emanate.
Fault maps are of interest to scientists, and they are a geologic hazard map because future movements of the fault will generate the vibrations of an earthquake. Intensity Maps show the geographic distribution of ground shaking caused by an earthquake. The intensity of shaking is measured using the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale explained in this article. Intensity maps are produced by obtaining intensity values from many locations within the felt area of the earthquake, plotting that data on a map, and contouring that data into areas of equal intensity.
Intensity maps can be used as a measure of future earthquake hazard. Earthquake Hazard Maps show geographic areas subject to specific types of hazards. They might show areas prone to the liquefaction of soil, areas prone to landsliding , and areas underlain by soft sediment that might cause unusually intense vibrations.
Plate Tectonics Map: A portion of a map showing the geographic extent and boundaries of Earth's lithospheric plates by the United States Geological Survey. Plate tectonics is a branch of the geological sciences that deals with the movement and interaction of Earth's lithospheric plates.
These plates move and interact with one another to cause earthquakes , volcanic activity , mountain building, the production of new lithosphere, the destruction of old lithosphere, and other geologic processes. Most of this activity occurs at lithospheric plate boundaries.
Geologists produce and use many types of maps in the study of plate tectonics. The most commonly referenced is a plate boundary map. These maps show the geographic extent and boundaries of the lithospheric plates. Other types of maps used in the study of plate tectonics include: earthquake epicenter maps, volcanic activity maps, ocean floor age maps, plate movement direction maps, and many others. Much of the work done by geologists involves the production of a map.
Bathymetric Map: A portion of a bathymetric map of the Arctic Ocean in color and shaded relief. Map by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and others. A bathymetric map, sometimes called a bathymetric chart, is a map that shows the depth of a body of water, such as a lake, a part of the ocean, a river, or a reservoir. Depths can be shown using contour lines, shaded relief, colors, or a combination of these methods. Bathymetric maps are valuable for avoiding shallow or dangerous waters during ship navigation, planning construction projects, deciding where to fish, determining the cost of drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, planning a trans-Atlantic communications cable, or finding a good place to scuba dive.
Making bathymetric maps used to be very expensive and time consuming. Depths were determined by "soundings" - lowering a weight on a cable to the bottom of the water body and determining the length of cable required. Today, depths can be determined by sonar and a variety of other remote measurement methods. Did you know that scientists have identified volcanoes in the United States that will most likely erupt at some time in the future? Most of these volcanoes are in Alaska, but significant numbers are found in Hawaii, California, Washington, and Oregon.
People need to know which volcanoes present a danger, the types of volcanic hazards that can be expected, and the geographic area that will be dangerous if an eruption occurs. Maps can both be physical that is, in hard copy or it could be in soft copy in your phone or other gadgets.
Below, we would take a look at few uses of a map and why it is so important. It helps people get to their destinations successfully. The kind of map used in this case is the general reference map.
This map helps tourists who are new to a particular region get to their destination with ease if they read the map carefully and follow the directions. Used to display geographical concepts.
The kind of map used in this case is the thematic map. It is used to display and know the relative humidity, density, gradients, and spatial relationships between areas or movements. It is used to locate or identify danger at sea. A navigation map or chart is what is being by sailors at sea. With the aid of the chart or map, they would be able to avoid danger in the sea, like avoiding clashing with other ships in a humid condition or avoiding hitting large underwater rocks that would damage the ship.
Used in knowing the boundaries of the land. The kind of map used in this case is called the cadastral map. With this map, you would be able to identify or know the boundaries or divisions of land in a large area. It helps in easy claiming of ownership of a plot when an issue arises.
Used in the navigation of aircraft. This is another important use of the map as it helps to avoid accidents and other issues in the air. The kind of map used in this case is the aeronautical map as it helps pilots and those in charge of airlines give instructions and directions to avoid accidents.
We get it: you want to know what this Mind Mapping technique is, and why students would use it. You can find out more about how to create a Mind Map step-by-step. Firstly, Mind Maps are a great way for students to make notes on all of the information they receive.
Do you ever feel like, as students, you are being told a ton of facts and figures and have no way to get it all down and remember it? Mind Maps help students to note down only the most important information using key words, and then make connections between facts and ideas visually — keeping all of your topic thoughts together on one sheet.
This makes note making easier or students, as it reduces pages of notes into one single side of paper. Having one visual resource to refer to makes everything easier.
Then, when you come back to review your notes, you will remember the information more quickly — quite a feat! Plus, with the iMindMap software, you can attach files, videos, documents and web links to your Maps for information at your fingertips!
You can add to these and edit when you revisit them for your exams. Students get it all the time — your teachers are asking you to create an essay plan. But do you just not know where to start? Or, when you make a plan, do you find it hard to stick to? By creating a Mind Map to plan your essay, you generate more ideas quickly and, with the radial structure, you can quickly see the connecting topics, main paragraphs and structure.
Mind Maps will help you make a realistic plan for your essay, and create a logical structure for the introduction, main sections and conclusions. Mind Mapping focuses your mind on the message you want to get across and the key information you want to include, making you less likely to go off topic or start rambling — a great tool for making sure you hit the marking criteria.
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