There are probably three types of maps that are most commonly purchased by the layman who is not interested in having a poster on their wall showing mean precipitation or mineral wealth distributions for example. Physical Map The first of these three is called a physical map and it will show all the key physical [...]
As well as a classic world map poster showing countries and nation states, any data that is relevant on a global scale can be represented on a world map. This article explores seven such maps. 1. World climatology Strictly speaking, there are in fact a variety of sub maps to this one. A key one will [...]