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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

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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

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Unit Navigation IconRecommended Reading

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Quantitative and qualitative data

Data to be used in thematic maps can have different shapes. They can be fundamentally distinguished by different characteristics, which can be either of quantitative or qualitative nature. They should be arranged metrically by their value and by their category.

Population numbers of different municipalities are an example for quantitative data. An example for qualitative data would be if the municipalities are divided by land use.

Map with quantitative data         (Source: student work IKA, ETH)Map with quantitative data (Source: student work IKA, ETH)
Map with qualitative data         (Source: student work IKA, ETH)Map with qualitative data (Source: student work IKA, ETH)
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