Thematic map

A thematic map is a kind of map. Different from normal maps, a thematic map is designed to show the distribution of human or natural features or data. The information may or may not be related to geography.^[1] For example, a map which shows population is a thematic map.

Thematic maps are called so because they show features relating to a particular theme or aspect of geography.

1. ↑ Bartz Petchenik, Barbara 1979. "From place to space: the psychological achievement of thematic mapping". Cartography and Geographic Information Science. 6 (1): 5–12.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)