Monday, November 18, 2013

Thematic Maps




Source: http://www.mapsofworld.com/usa/thematic-maps/

Thematic maps are designed to show specific information for viewers to gain better understanding of different subject matters. These maps can display any sort of information, from area population to weather trends. They can be broadened to global information and summarized as minute to city information.

The map I have chosen for this blog is displaying information on Average Annual Precipitation in the U.S. As you can see, the maps key shows precipitation in inches, and it is set in quantile intervals. The website I have included on this post has many other maps with different subjects to view.

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