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Benefits & pitfalls: choropleth map

Shaded maps can emphasise large areas much more than small ones - for example highlighting rural areas over urban, if fixed population areas such as Super Output Areas are shown. Consider providing an alternate mode in which values are represented by circles, or values are scaled by the area size (ie showing density).

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Create your own: choropleth map

Chloropleth maps can be created in a range of desktop GIS applications such as MapInfo and ArcGIS.

Cartogram thematic map (where areas are sized according to their population)

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Proportion of people claiming benefits in English cities, 2003.

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Map with accompanying table identifying areas on the map with the high/low scores

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Map showing the ratio of overseas migrants to internal migrants across Local Authority Districts in England.

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