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♦ Topical maps:- are maps that are used to show one
particular feature of a given place. Eg. Climate map,
population density map, vegetation map, etc. the best
examples of topical maps are the followings:
a. Mobility maps- are the maps that are used to
show the pattern of roads, railways, ship
routes, airlines, etc.
b. Inventory maps – like thematic maps they
consider specific feature. But in this case the
maps are used to show the exact or precise
location of an object.
c. Thematic maps – are the maps that show the
distribution of one particular object in a given
place. Eg. The distribution of population in a
certain locality.