Cartography and Thematic Mapping

Cartography (; from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.

Mapping is the creation of maps, a graphic symbolic representation of the significant features of a part of the surface of the Earth.