What do thematic maps do?

theamatic maps are maps made to serve a particular purpose theamatic maps include maps showing agricultural activities in an area, maps showing population within an area, those showing forest cover...

a physical map shows the land features, a political map shows boundaries and major city's, and thematic maps have a theme to them.

A thematic map displays spatial pattern of a theme or series of attributes. In contrast to reference maps which show many geographic features (forests, roads, political boundaries), thematic maps...

as the term them goes, these are maps that have a specific meaning. they differ from topographic maps in the sense that topographic maps are a bit comparative to dust bins. thematic maps are...

Thematic maps are useful because only one type of information needs to be shown.