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Benefits & pitfalls

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).

How to create your own

Create your own: choropleth map

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

Interactive cartogram

Local Council election results 1974 to 2008.

Average rating: 4.5 (2 votes)

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Rectangular choropleth cartogram of people with HIV

A world-view cartogram for World's Aids Day. The size of a region indicates the number of people infected with HIV - each square being 10,000 people infected. The colour of a region indicates the rate of infection, in relation to the global average.

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