Population Profile

 

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This in an example of a population profile, showing the the immigration into the United State in 2004. It breaks up the immigration into gender and age. Profiles such as this one help the country estimate population and funding distribution.

Windrose

 

 

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A Compass Rose was original called a Wind Rose.  It is now used to track the winds over a period of time enabling us to predict the weather.

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Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

 

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The DEM shows a representation  of a geographical locations terrain. Above is a pretty basic representation of the United States' land. DEM can also be referred to as digital terrain model (DTM). DEM shows a more naked version of the Earths elevation and texture, rather than the Digital Surface Model or DSM which includes roads and buildings.

Flow Maps

 

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A flow map is a perfect mixture of a flow chart and a geographical map. This gives us the ability to keeps records and visualize movement over the earths surface. The map above is an example of the migration in the Netherlands in 2007.

Scatter Plot

 

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A scatter plot is a graph that we become familiar with starting in early math classes. It is "designed" by plotting multivariate values. This particular scatter plot is a visual for the Pythagorean triple. Other scatter plots may be used to show basics such as how age effect the amount of "best friends" you have or even crime vs population.

Star Plot

 

 

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This is an example of a star plot. I decided to use an older star plot example mainly because I think it is beautiful. A star plot shows us where constellations are located. This map breaks the nightly location of the stars up based on the northern and southern hemispheres.

Mental Map

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This image is the perfect description of a mental map. Mental mapping is a basic and key form of cartography that we use on a daily basis. Mental Mapping is how was save information in our brain, giving us either memories when a location is mentioned or even getting ourselves somewhere based on "autopilot".