Thematic Maps

Thematic maps are data maps of a specific subject or for a specific purpose. Statistical thematic maps include a variety of different map types such as choropleth or shaded maps, dot maps, and proportional symbol maps. They are a special purpose maps and generally concentrate on a single theme. This map that I found on a universities’ geography class website shows the population change in the U.S. between 1990 and 1996, as you can see it is quite a specific map.