Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Proportional Circle Map


This is a proportional circle map which is displaying the amount of internet users in Europe during the year 2004. The bigger the circle the more users are represented in that area.http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~jeff/gis/proportional_symbols_files/map2.jpg

Choropleth Map

Choropleth Map: map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the statistical variable being displayed on the map.

This map represents the water withdrawals across the United States during the year 2000. The different shades of blue indicate the integers of amounts of water in million gallons per day.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3051/images/2000choropleth.gif

Dot Distribution Map


This shows a map from the xbox360 video game Halo 3. Each dot on this map shows someone logged onto xbox live and currently playing Halo 3. The distribution shows the clusters representing the more concentrated areas that play online the most.http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/Nightmap.ashx.jpg

Propoganda Map

This is a propaganda map showing the rat representing Japan and it is approaching an "Army Navy Civilian." This map is trying to portray the power of Alaska Army Navy over Japan.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Alaskadeathtrapa.jpg

Hypsometric Map

Hypsometric Map: a map giving elevations by contours, or sometimes by means of shading, batching, or tinting.
This is a hypsometric map of Tajikistan. It is showing the mountains ecosystem degradation using hypsometric features to show relief.http://www.rrcap.unep.org/centralasia/reapreport/Map/MOUNTAIN/map_2.jpg