Summary

This week we covered these topics:

• Symbolizing points, lines, polygons, 2.5D and 3D features
• The major types of thematic maps
• Geographic phenomena models
• Geographic representation by data type
• Types of maps
• Legends for different types of maps
• Map wording

One interesting map that makes use of the dot density map is Mapping Segregation by New York Times, which is a dot density map by ethnicity across the U.S. Take a look at the dot density map of various metropolitan areas. What patterns do you see? Do you think the dot density map best shows ethnicity across the U.S?

Image source: New York Times