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Lesson Navigation IconThematic Cartography

Unit Navigation IconIntroduction to thematic cartography

LO Navigation IconDefinition

LO Navigation IconMap vs. cartogram vs. diacartogram

LO Navigation IconStatements of thematic maps

LO Navigation IconData value types

LO Navigation IconQuantitative and qualitative data

LO Navigation IconData structure

LO Navigation IconSummary

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Unit Navigation IconDesign of thematic maps

Unit Navigation IconPreliminary decisions and questions for the creation of a thematic map

Unit Navigation IconTransformation of statistical data into thematic maps

Unit Navigation IconMapping techniques for thematic maps

Unit Navigation IconSelf Assessment

Unit Navigation IconRecommended Reading

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Map vs. cartogram vs. diacartogram

In thematic cartography, map, cartogram and diacartogram are distinguished.

The map is a planarized, proportionally downscaled, simplified and described depiction of the geospace or of one of its components at a specific point in time.

Cartogram is a term for maps, which basically communicate results of statistical countings and measurements within a geospatial context.

A diacartogram is a cartogram for which the graphical depiction is realized by using charts of amounts and numbers or groups, intervals and relations, respectively.

The cartographer decides depending on the intended statement if a map or a cartogram is more suitable. The following interaction shows this difference with two examples in a graphical way.

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