Unstandardized Choropleth Map

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3051/

The map shown above ia an unstandardized choropleth map. The main fact about these choropleth maps is that they do not aerially average the data in which the map represents. One interesting thing about these maps is that they really do their own thing when it comes to comaprison to other types of choropleth maps. The choropleth map illustrates the total water withdrawals across the United States in direct relation to livestock, mining, agriculture, etc.

Nominal Area Choropleth Map

http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/weblog/archives/2004_07.html
The nominal area choropleth map that is shown above illustrates the swing states in the persidental election of 2004. Each state is represented with a different color, which is significant for the political majority of each state shown. This type of choropleth map is typically used by people to represent nominal data in a map form. It is common for these maps to be used to display different qualitative data on a specific map. This is the main pattern of interest for the maps, they are used to display data on a map.

Isotach Map

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/btv/events/28Oct2008/ua2.php
This isotach which is shown above is illustrating an upper trough that is located on the east coast of the United States. The contour lines which are closest together are representing the stronger winds associated with the upper trough. The isotach maps show lines across the surface with connecting points that have equal wind speeds overall. The main point of interest with these maps is to show where various upper troughs are located and where high winds can be expected.

Isopleths

http://www.krisweb.com/kristenmile/krisdb/html/krisweb/maps/geomap_ten.htm
This is an isopleth map which shows the rainfall isopleths for the ten mile river watershed. The isopleths are depicted with the yellow lines which can be seen on the map. Different annual rainfall levels are shown in different shades of green on the map. The isopleths on the map are shown in ten mile sub basins. The main focus of the map is to show the annual rainfall amounts in the ten mile river watershed.

Cadastral Map

http://www.icsm.gov.au/mapping/maps_cadastral.html

Above is an example of what is known as a cadastral map. This map is illustrating a gravel reserve. These map are typically used as land administrative tools and they are usually not an up to date map to rely on. This type of map is generally used to show the different boundaries of land and what person own individual pieces of land on the map. This is the main point of interest when referring to cadastral maps, in that they are used to locate land and the boundaries and ownership.

Thematic Map

http://www.bostonstudies.com/thematic-maps.html

This thematic map pictured is illustrating the range of median household income for the city of Boston and the surronding areas for year 2008. The different variables of income are shaded in different colors on the map. These maps are used to illustrate a specific theme in a certain area on a map. Some common interests of thematic maps are, social, physical and economic aspects which are covered on a map.

Propaganda Map

http://angrywhitedude.com/tag/texas/

This propaganda map illustrates many republicans which are moving from California, which is a predominately democratic majority state. The map is easily identified as propaganda because it immediately mentions red states and blue states right above the map on the web page. The main pattern of interest with these types of maps is that the creator is attempting to sway someones opinion on a certain topic, or simply bash one group or another.

DLG

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2003/of03-471/domier/index.html
Digital line graphs are digital vector data, and they contain a very wide variety of information. They usually contain, topography, boundaries, roads and utility lines to name a few. Data in a DLG is always stored and shown in the form of lines, points and areas. These maps are comprised of topographic and planimetric map features. The digital line graph that is shown is an illustration of raster text scanned with a mylar seperate. Asd you can see on the map there are many different surface features shown, including many various contour lines incorporated into the mapping of the area.

Population Profile

http://2010.census.gov/2010census/
With this population profile the 2010 sensus of state population profile by sex and age is illustrated. Female population is represented in pink and the male population is represented in blue. With the population at the bottom of the chart and the ages of the population running up the right side of the profile. The main point of interest with population profiles is to display age and sex distributions for certain regions.

Continuously Variable Proportional Circle Map

http://www.neiu.edu/~ejhowens/377/examples.htm
When dealing with a continuously variable proportional circle map the circles which represent the variables shown the circles will be presented in many different sizes. This is the case in the circle map which is presented above, the map shows the number of Mexicans which live in the western portion of the United States as of 1990. Just as with the other circle maps, the size of the circles represent the numbers of variables that were represented on the map, and not the size of the areas used in the study. The variables are represented with circles rather than dot. Also when using this type of circle maps the main point of interest is that of illustrating a variable with circles on a map.

Range Graded Proportional Circle Map

http://www.neiu.edu/~ejhowens/377/examples.htm
This is a range graded proportional circle map that shows the Filipino population in the southern most portions of the United States. The range graded map is another type of a proportional circle map in that it uses circles to represent the variables shown on the map in certain areas. The size of the circles do not depict the size of the area which they cover, but instead the size of the variables used in collecting the statistics. These maps use point data, or circle data rather than dots.

Triangular Plot

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/maillists/tmap/ferret_users/fu_2007/msg00384.html
This triangular plot is illustrating tsunami wave trains and how they reach the coastal sites which they ultimately effect. The information in this plot is relayed to the viewer in the shape of a triangle with various colors to reflect given variables. The colors start from purple with it being the least effected and lowest wave height, to dark red being the largest tsunami.

Similarity Matrix

http://www-scf.usc.edu/~ise575/a/projects/shiu/website/
What a similarity matrix does is that ist takes a matrix of scores from two data points that show some signs of being similar. When the characters which are being used in a similarity martix are closely related, then the data is awarded with a higher score than that of data that do not show any signs of being related to each other. This similarity matrix which is shown is illustrating the similarities between two, one measure music signals. The song used was "Hey Jude" by the Beatles.

Star Plots

http://www.bmj.com/content/333/7565/413.full
Star plots allow you to view and compare multiple variables for each of your observations. Star plots use a given number of plotted domains in each plot and are typically used by an individual who is interested in testing relative values for a given data report. This star plot above is plotting domains for systematic reviews of diagnostic tests in cancer. Like with other star plots, this plot signifies the higher quality reviews recieved by illustrating longer lines on the plots. The lower quality reviews are shown with shorter lines or spokes and the lines are closer together. This is the main interest and focus with star plots, in that they are used to signify different characteristics.

Cartograms

http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/election/
Cartograms are maps where generally the geographic which is being studied has its shape and its relative size distorted to reflect the magnitude of the variable which is currently being studied by the viewer. When looking at a cartogram the scaling is relative to the actual appearence of the country, but it is skewed to reflect the magnitude of the subject being illustrated. The difference in the scaling ultimately reflects the relative difference in attributes in certain areas. This cartogram shown is representing the 2004 presidential election results in the United States. You can see that the different colors of red and blue which were used reflects the differences in voter majority throughout the country. This is the main interest with cartograms, in that they are used to represent population differences as well as different trends.

Statistical Map

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/m.dodge/cybergeography/atlas/census.html
Statistical maps can communicate relative scaling of map properties and it shows the relative distances between different cities, towns and general areas on the map. Statistical maps are very common to cartograms in the sense that they are used for this, and that they are the only two maps that can show relative distances through relative scaling. These maps can represent distances that are relative to properties other than physical distance. The statistical map shown illustrates the growth of internet usage in Africa from 1995 to 1996. This is the main interest of a statistical map, in that they are used to show the distances between places on maps, as well has the differences from one city to the next.

Univariate Choropleth Map

http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v07n1/20/drugmarkets.pdf

This univariate choropleth map shows the crime propensity for Portland, Oregon in 1992. One of the main differences between this type of choropleth map and the others is that this map only uses one type of data set unlike some of the others. With this map the data set is that of crime propensity in Portland.

Bivariate Choropleth Map

http://proceedings.esri.com/library/userconf/proc99/proceed/papers/pap171/p171.htm
Bivariate choropleth maps generally have two different variables with the use of graduated color symbols being incorporated into the map as well. These maps have two geographic variables in the same map, much like the map that is attached above. The map above is a bivariate choropleth map with the use of two variables with graded color symbols.

Unclassed Choropleth Map

http://www.agocg.ac.uk/reports/visual/casestud/dykes/issue3_1.htm
Unclassed choropleth maps use a continuous grey scale, unlike that of a classed choropleth map. In a unclassed map there are as many intervals as there are areal units. With the unclassed choropleth maps they more commonly utilize a continuous scale while still incorporating individual values unlike the classed choropleth maps that are used today. A major difference with the unclassed is in that of the grey scale, the unclassed map is totally grey like the one pictured above. The unclassed map above is an illustration of various counties which are incorporated into a gey scale.

Classed Choropleth Map

http://www.springerimages.com/Images/RSS/5-10.1186_1476-072X-7-57-0
Classed choropleth maps are used to show various data for different states or counties. Then the information is classed into a smaller number of groups and poprtrayed into different intervals. A subjective process must be used in order to accurately group or classify the information shown. Most of the time a different color is used for each state or county shown, and very little information can be communicated through these maps.  Usually there are four to seven intervals used when putting together a classed choropleth map.The classed choropleth map above is illustrating the SMR for U.S. cervical cancer mortality from years 2000-2004. When using or observing these maps the main pattern of interest and focus is always on classing and showing various data for different states and counties.

Choropleth Map

http://www.cartisan.com/map_resources/map_types/choropleth.html
Choropleth maps are used to portray areal data. These are a large category of maps which are commonly used by many to portray various data. Areal divisions that are typically used in choropleth maps are variables such as , census tracts, counties and states. Numerical values within these choropleth maps are typically areally averaged, meaning it is not just a total value, but it is statdardized to a certain unit. This bhoropleth map seen above is illustrating the 2004 presidential votes to each states electoral votes. As you can see each different level of votes is labeled in a different shade of green. This is a good example of the main pattern of interest of a choropleth map, in that it is used to represent many different variations of data.

Flow Map

http://www.goldensoftware.com/products/mapviewer/mapviewer-maptypes.shtml
Flow maps show the actual paths of entities across a surface and the intensity of travel along their various paths. They are also used to illustrate different highly idealized locations of a specific travel path. Some common uses of flow maps are, traffic flow maps, social networking maps and air travel maps. Flow maps will use various line thicknesses to illustrate numbers of data shown. The flow map shown here is illustrating proposed 2006 satellite office locations by using thick yellow lines traveling from one location to another from the office headquarters. This is the main pattern of interest for flow maps, in that they are mainly used to show patterns of different travel and usage of various things in different locations.

Proportional Circle Maps

http://personal.frostburg.edu/klknight0/maps.htm
Proportional circle maps can come in all sizes and colors, as well as represent all different types of statistics. These maps are point data, but instead of a dot representing the data, the map uses a circle to represent the data it is showing. The size of the circle which is seen on the map does not reflect the size of the area in which the circle covers, but instead the size of the circle shown represents the measured variable. The proportional circle map which is shown above represents the unemployment rates for the country of Europe in the year 2007. Each level of unemployment can be seen as a fairly large grey circle. With these maps the main trend of interest is that of statistics within different areas of study.

Dot Distribution Map

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw_fr/Members/ParticipantMap00.htm
A dot distribution map is a typ of point pattern map. When looking at a dot density map the size never varies and each dot can equal various amounts of people. Mainly these maps are used to show statistics of people in different areas. When looking at these maps, the dots can differ in color and size, but they all represent the same thing. For exapmple, different populations of people who participate in various activities. The dot density map above shows the number of people across North America which participate in feeder watches of birds in years 2000 and 2001.

PLSS Map

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alfrankl/landrecords.

Public Land Survey System or PLSS is commonly used to subdivide land into plats, which will show individual ownership of land.The PLSS important in the United States when comes to subdividing land in the public domain for individual ownership. The land that is included in the public domain is actually land which is owned by the federal government. The PLSS which I chose to use is of Franklin County, Alabama. As you can see by looking at the PLSS, the land is divided into individual squares, or plats throughout the county. The main objective and focus of a PLSS is to divide up public domain lands for individual ownership.

LIDAR

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s798b.htm

When using LIDAR it can detect different elevations with up to a cenimeter accuracy, which is very impressive. LIDAR is used on barrier isands to anything from cities and landscapes. It is commonly used to detect hurricane damage on barrier islands from overhead in airplanes. LIDAR stands for, Light Detection and Ranging. The LIDAR image above is of the World Trade Center after the attacks on 9/11. It is easy to see the destruction from the images when comparing it to the surronding buildings. The main pattern and trend of LIDAR is to detect differences in elevation over various objects and landscapes.

Infrared Aerial Photo

http://nris.mt.gov/yellowstone/loweryel/loweryelphotos.asp
When using infrared aerial photography things such as water, forest type landscapes and land contrasts are extremely more distinguishable than when one uses black and white photos. When using infrared photos false colors are used because humans cannot see the actual wavelengths that are recorded on infrared film. Unlike black and white photos, infrared photos make different images and surface features extremely more visable when looking at a photo. The infrared photo above is of the Lower Yellowstone River Corridor in Montana. When looking at the photo it is easy to distinguish the river from the other surface features that are on the photo.

Black & White Aerial Photo

http://www.aerialarchives.com/Aerial-Maps-of-Alaska.htm
When looking at a black and white aerial photo what you see on the photo is more like what a person actually sees with the naked human eye. When using black and white pohotgraphy different shades may not be very distinguishable as they would be when using infrared aerial photos. Black and white emulsion is sensative to approximately the same wavelengths as the human eye. The black and whit photo I chose to use is of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska. As you can see on the photo the different shades appear to look the same as they would if you were actually looking overhead in first person.

Isoline Map

http://giscommons.org/?page_id=18
Isolines and isoline maps are most commonly found being used in meteorology when predicting and illustrating weather patterns across the world. The blue lines shown on the map are what is known as geopotential heights. Many times on an isoline map there will be wind barbs situated around the blue lines in order to indicate wind direction and flow in different locations.This isoline map above is a simple illustration of a isoline map of the United States. On the map you can see various geopotential heights represented by the blue lines in various portions of the country. These maps have one main focus and interest, and that is simply meterology and predicting weather patterns.

Isopach

http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu/~vonfrese/gs100/lect35/index.html
Isopach maps are generally used to show rock thickness in certain regions or areas. The thickness of the rocks are shown by contour lines in various intervals according to the thickness of the rock. The isopach map above is showing the Cambrian system in North America where Cambrian rocks are most prevalent. The dotted areas of the map represents mostly sandstone areas, which is what covers the Cambrian rocks. When dealing with isopatch maps the main interest and trend of the map is to illustrate rock thickness in the area shown on the given map.

Isohyets

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/leslie2000.html
Isohyets are used to show and predict rainfall totals in a certain area. An isohyet can be utilized to predict annual rain totals for a targeted location, or it can show actual recorded rainfall totals of an area following a storm much like the isohyet pictured above. The various levels of percipitation are represented by contour lines which differ in color to show the different rainfall amounts around a certain area. The map above concentrates of South Florida after Tropical Storm Leslie hit the region. The map key on the left shows that the contour lines represent rainfall totals in 2 inch increments, with a maximum rainfall amount be 17.50 inches recorded in South Miami, Florida. When dealing with isohyets the main focus is on rainfall totals, as well as predictions for general areas.

Isobars

http://wwworigin.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/south-to-north-heavy-rain-wind_2010-11-15

Isobars are the soild lines which appear on an isobaric map. These solid lines depict where winds are the strongest in certain areas pretaining to a storm, or just normal weather patterns. On a map, when the isobars are the closest together then the winds are the strongest in that particular area. When they are farther apart calmer winds can be found in the effected regions.On the map you will notice green dashed lines, and these lines are what is known as geopotential heights. This is where the altitude of at least 500 millibars of air pressure has been reached in and around the system. The isobaric map above is showing weather and wind forecasts for the New York and Boston areas. With the packed isobars on the map, it is apparent that the airports in those areas will infact experience delays due to the storms and high winds. With an isobaric map, the main interest and focus is on wind, and wind velocity and speed. This is just what this map is concentrating on as well.

Hypsometric Map

http://www.zonu.com/cartes_quebec/Quebec_Shaded_Relief_Map_2.htm

A hypsometric map like the one shown above are essentially surface maps that show relief. There is three dimensional information communicated which can be found with these maps in the form of colors, shaping, contour lines and raised relief, and the map above has all of these qualities within it. The map above is of Quebec, and it is illustrating the different altitudes above sea level throughout the map. The different levels are shown in different colors with raised relief and color changes. The main interest of this map is to show the viewer the difference in elevation across Quebec.

Planimetric Map

http://realestate.potlatchcorp.com/idlands/reparcel-bandmill.asp
Planimetric maps are always two dimensional maps which are surface maps that show no relief features like other maps. There are no contours to be found with a planimetric map because they are no three dimensional maps. The planimetric map which can be seen above is from a real estate company that is trying to sell the property on the map. The property is located in Clearwater County, Idaho. As you can see the map is a two dimensional illustration of the property and there are no contours shown. The main interest of the map is to show the property which is for sale in a two dimensional perspective.

DOQQ

http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/gis/gishydro00/Class/trmproj/Donnelly/termproject.htm
DOQQ stands for the Digital Orthoquarter Quads, and they are georectified raster images developed from aerial photographs. This DOQQ illustrates a 500 year floodplain which can be seen by the river shown and the surronding areas in red. The main interest of the map is to show what the 500 year flood plain is and what it covers. A DOQQ can be produced as a false color infrared photo, and by doing this it will help to show the different surface features of an area shown.

Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/maps/reliefmapca.htm

The map above is what is known as a Digital Elevation Model. The DEM maps are used to illustrate the various levels of elevation of a given area or location. Most of these maps incorporate colors and various angles for which they allow the viewer to visualize the different elevations of the mapped area. This DEM is of the stste of California, and what it shows is the different levels of elevation throughout the state. The different levels can be viewed in feet and meters and are represented by different colors. This is the main interest of the map which shows all of the different elevations across the state of Califorina.

Digital Raster Graphic (DRG)

http://www.mapmart.com/Products/TopographicalMaps/SeamlessDRG.aspx
Digital Raster Graphic or DRG, is a scanned and georectified USGS topoquad. Digital Raster Graphic is one of the three different digital map products of the USGS. Digital Raster Graphics are another form of topographic maps which are widely used today. The DRG map above is showing an area around a golf course with a lake and various surface features. The map is sjowing many different elevation changes to enhance the given surface features. This map gives the viewer a good idea of the given surface features of a specific area, and it is essentially the main interest of a DRG map.

Topographic Map

http://mapas.owje.com/maps/9699_iowa-city-topographic-map-iowa-united-states.html
Topographic maps are generally used to communicate elevation, topography and surface features. They are also known as topo maps, and topoquad maps to many people. Topoquad maps are the base for numerous map products which we use in our every day lives. The topographic map shown above is of Iowa City, Iowa and upon viewing the map it is easy to locate various streets, waterways, surface features and elevation. The map simply explains and shows the entire city and its surrondings. The topography and the surface features, along with the lay out of Iowa City is the main focus of the map shown.

Doppler Radar

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s2087.htm
The way that doppler radar actually works is that the doppler radar bounces microwave radiation off of the atmosphere and that clouds which are within the atmosphere itself. When the microwave radiation is bounced off of the atmosphere and the wavelengths change, then the doppler is able to actually detect the type of weather possible. It can detect the possible intensity of a storm, type of precipitation associated with the weater detected and the rotational movement onf the wind. The dopple radar image that is shown above is of tropical storm Isabel in 2003 as it made landfall in Richmond, Virginia. You can see on the image the areas of rotationa and the various bands of weather within the storm. With doppler radar the main interest is on the weather and where the weather has been, where it is currently, direction it is heading and the strenght of the storm.

Windrose

http://ontario.hazards.ca/maps/windroses/Windrose-doc-figure.png

A windrose is used to show the direction and velocity of winds in a specific location for a period of time. The windrose gives the exact direction for which the wind actually blew, as well as the specific percentage of times when the wind was blowing out of a certain direction for an area. The windrose which is shown was created for Ontario, Canada. As you can see in the windrose, the wind most frequently blew out of the Northwest and the Southeast in Ontario. The windrose explains the velocity and how often the wind actually blows at a certain strength, as well as how often the winds come from one direction or another. When dealing with a windrose, the direction and wind velocity are the main trend of interest.

Climograph

http://www.drought.unl.edu/whatis/climographs/SavannahMetric.htm
Climographs are essentially used to illustrate the relationship between temperature and precipitation in a certain place or area. The way that the information is plotted on the graph is in montly intervals throughout a calendar year. The lined with the plotted points that can be seen above the bars on the graph is representative of the temperature in a given place during the year. The climograph which is shown above has been created to show the annual rain fall amounts and temperature for Savannah, Georgia. The levels of precipitation can be seen in millimeters, while the temperature is recorded in celsius. The graph simply explains and its main interest is the amount of rain which Savannah recieved, and the temperature over a course of a year.

Parallel Coordinate Graph

http://hci.stanford.edu/jheer/files/zoo/
When using a parallel coordinate graph or plot, every individual variable on the graph must be graphed on the vertical axis within the graph. Each element of data used in the graph must be plotted as a connected set of points on each axis. A popular means of applying parallel coordinate graphs is by using them to explore relationships among different variables. These graphs are used to visualize multivariate data and when graphing the individual points it uses lines to connect the different points. This particular parallel coordinate graph shows the differences between the size of automobile engines, weight, horsepower, acceleration, year model and miles per gallon. It graphs the difference between different size engines on all of the perviously mentioned variables, and theses variables are the main interest of the graph. The different sized engines shown on the graph are represented by different colors.

Histogram

http://www.bmsc.washington.edu/people/merritt/gnuplot/
The main use of a histogram is to illustrate tabulated frequency. Histograms are a part of the modern forms of displaying data, and they show the statistical graphics of various subjects.  The histogram above shows the numbers of U.S. immigration by people from Northern Europe. The various colors represent different countries in Europe which people immigrate from. The x-axis represents the numbers of people who have immigrated, and the y-axis shows the years in which they immigrated from each country to the United States. The main pattern of interest is United States immigration, and the numbers of people immigrating each year.

Box Plot

http://www.information-management.com/issues/20050801/1033566-1.html

The box plot shown is illustrating the amount of income a person makes based on their gender. The income amounts are shown on the y-axis, and the various salary grades are shown on the x-axis. A box plot provides you with a simple data summary of a set of data. Box plots are often referred to a box and whisker diagrams, and they are generally utilized when two or more sets of data are being compared. They are also useful in showing the measure of central location, or the median, as well as the average and the measures of dispersion.  

Stem and Leaf Plot

http://hci.stanford.edu/jheer/files/zoo/
The stem and leaf plot is a good way for an individual to accurately locate the mean or the average of a set of numbers. After the set of numbers have been entered in the plot, from there it is simple to find the average. The way in which a stem and leaf plot is designed, it will place the first digit of a set of numbers to the left, or outside of the plot. Then the figures are placed in individual rows according to the order of their second digit, and so on. The stem and leaf plot which is shown above is used to represent the distribution of completion rates of workers completing crowdsourced tasks on Amazon's Mechanical Turk.

Scatterplot

http://allpsych.com/researchmethods/correlation.html

A scatterplot consists of multiple dots that illustrate an individual observation which will be accompanied by a trend line. The trend line will be formed through the middle of the dots to illustrate whether the points on the scatterplot represent a positive, negative, strong or weak relationship. In the scatterplot above both of the variables are increasing, so the thrend line is showing a positive relationship between income and years of experience. The scatterplot above is showing that there is a direct positive correlation between how much income a person earns and how many years of experience they actually have. The more experience you have, the more money you will make is what the scatterplot shows.

Index Value Plot

http://mohapl.dyndns.org/marketpred.html
A index value plot shows the index values of a certain thing. Even though they do not display an absolute number they are still used to show index values. The values of the daily closings of the New York market are shown on a line graph in black. This plot is showing the daily index closing of the New York market, and the returns on the closing is shown as well.

Lorenz Curve

http://anneclaireramser.wordpress.com/page/2/
The lorenz Curve which is shown represents the inequality of income in the United States. The solid black line illustrates the perfect income inequality, but the blue line which is the actual lorenz Cruve represents the inequality of income in the United States. The lorenz curve is typically used to show various forms of economic quantities. These quantities can be anything from income, wealth, statistical values or anything that may be associated with income. The downward bend of the graph shows just how disproportionate the incomes actually are when comparing the population and the national income.

Bilateral Graph

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/About-DFID/Finance-and-performance/Aid-Statistics/Statistics-on-International-Development-2007/Section-2/

This bilateral graph shows the expenditures for the United Kingdom on international development. This graph displays seven different variables and they are depicted in different colors. The different variables on this type of visualization graph frequently overlap in order to show relationship between the variables. The main trend or interest of this graph is to show the spending trends on the various programs that pertain to international development.

Mental Map

http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol13/iss1/art13/figure2.html

The mental map which is displayed above is a map of substrate of Lough Neagh that was created by what a fisherman perceived. Mental maps are a highly abstract representation of any real world location, simply meaning it is the way in which a place or an area looks to one person or another. This particular map is depicting the Lough Neagh which is a freshwater lake that is located in Northern Ireland. The map shows particular landmarks located on the lake, as well as various depth contours which can be found throughout the lake. The main trend and interest of this map lies directly on fishing, and the best areas in which to fish. On the map there are numerous depth contours which will assist any fisherman when he or she is out fishing.