What is a world map called when it..?

Question

is divided into different colours according to data. for e.g. religions where the greatest Christian population is yellow and Buddhist is blue?

Answer 1

Distribution map.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Relig...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:World...

Answer 3

It would be under the basic category of "resource or economic" map since in its broadest sense, the types of people (such as religions, race, income, etc.) would be under "resource".