The above map is called a Mental Map. It is a map that evolves from the mind of a human. Each person has their own ways to mental map. "A mental map can best be explained as a visual display, inside a person's head, showing where a person has traveled" (fedstats). Mental maps consist of the knowledge one has personally gained. The maps might include things that are of interest to that person. For instance, a boy who loves fishing might draw a lake he walks by on the way to school, while a girl who loves flowers draws the garden on the way to school. The above map is a mental map or drawing of a person's vision of a neighborhood they have been to. It qualifies as a mental map because it is drawn from that of the mind of a person and it includes symbols, names and buildings that the person can remember and/or thinks is important.
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