Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Index Value Plot


This is an index value plot of the streamflow in North Carolina. It shows whether the streamflow was above average (wet), average, or dry from 1999-2008.

Classed Choropleth Map


This is a normal classed choropleth map. It shows the amount of males per 100 females inthe United States. Nevada looks to have the most males per females. The East seems to have less males per females than the west does.

Unclassed Choropleth Map

This is a Flash Density map of the United States. It shows the amount of lightning flashes per square km per year. Florida proves tobe the lightning capital of the world.

Bivariate Choropleth Map

This is a bivariate choropleth map comparing population density and population change in Russia. It seems that the higher population density had the higher population change.
http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/russianheartland/DemographicMaps/images/PopulationMaps/RaionMaps/7RaionPopDenPerCh8902.jpg

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

This shows the population of American Indians by location (in the thousands). The bigger the circle, the bigger the population of American Indians in that location. California seems to have the highest amount of American Indians.
http://www.neiu.edu/~smkope/387/BasicPage/Proportional%20Circle%20Map.jpg

Continuously Variable Proportional Circle Map


This circle map shows the major industries in West Germany. The more industry, the bigger the circle. Each circle is also divided up by industry so that you can get a bigger picture on the industries that are big (and small) in West Germany.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/west_germany_ind_1972.jpg

Mental Map

This is a mental map. It was drawn from memory, and from the creater's point of view. It could have been drawn quite differently if it were done by a different person. It is individually created by the person and from their memory/interpretation.
http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/MAS/MAS.965/f04/assignments/tripti/Assignment10/MyMap.jpg

Similarity Matrix

This is a similarity matrix comparing different types of organisms. The red line that goes down the center suggest high similarity or exactness. The different shades of blue (and green) represent how similar the organisms are.

Isopach

This is an isopach of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Ther pink dots represent wells. and the thicker parts are shaded in light (very light, and it's hard to make out) blue.
http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/ATLAS_WWW/A_CH03/FG03_03.GIF

Windrose

This is a windrose of an area around the Savannah River. The wind seemed to come fro mthe northeast and the Southwest. The wind rarley ever came from the Northwest.

http://www.srs.gov/general/pubs/ERsum/images/windrose.gif