Proportional circle maps

Proportional Circle maps- Map that uses circles/dots to show data sets. The size of the circle is proportional to the amount of data it is representing. The above map shows amount of votes per county.  http://propagandica.wordpress.com/2008/11/

Cadastral Map

Cadastral Map- A map that shows land divisions by county, or land ownership. Typically used for taxation purposes. The above map is of the county in Whales. http://mapsof.net/map/new-south-wales-cadastral-divisions

Population Profile

Population Profile- A population profile shows age and sex distrabutions for a given area. The above profile shows the population percentages for India in 2006. http://gulzar05.blogspot.com/2011/04/china-vs-india-on-demographic-dividend.html

Univariate Choropleth map

Univariate Map- A cholopleth map that shows only one set of data. The above map shows unemployment rates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_us_states_by_unemployment_rate.png

Isotach

Isotach- A line that shows areas that have winds of the same speed. http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20030123/

Unstandardized Choropleth map

Unstandardized Choropleth map- a map that is created from raw numbers rather than from a standardized set of data. The above map shows the raw numbers of police misconduct by county http://www.injusticeeverywhere.com/?p=3333

Classed Choropleth Map

Classed Choropleth map- a map that uses ranges to show different classes. The above map uses different shades of blue to show different levels of unemployment in the United Kingdom by region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10604117