Friday, March 23, 2012

Cloropleth Map

Above is an example of a cloropleth map.  A cloropleth map serves as a tool to represent color coding with area representation matching the color scheme.  In this example of US population density, the darker colors are representative heavy populated areas while lighter colors represent the opposite.  The cloropleth map is used in a variety of ways to demonstrate comparative locations for the observer to contrast areas on a map aside from physical location.

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