Thematic Map

http://cluster3.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/tour/thematic.html

A thematic map is a map of a specific area that has a particular theme associated with it. Thematic maps can be social, political, or physical. There can be other types of thematic maps as well. The map above is a physical thematic map of the forrestry in the Northeast of the United States. The map indicates different types of trees found with this area of the United States. For example, most of the area is covered in different types of Oaks.