Triangular plot map

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v444/n7118/full/nature05329.html

This map is a different kind of tool because it is one of the only maps that uses three characteristics or features when trying to present data. This map explains how certain individuals within a species are related to one another through common ancestry, which is done by the mapping of their genes. A triangular plot is very useful in this technique and any in which the main abject is kind of to break something down and really see its composition and out of what its made. With most maps, the goal is to explain the unknown to the reader and to help them form an image of the thing that they cannot visualize for themselves. Sometimes this is through inference and making predictions, which is true with triangular plots, but it is done by looking at the pieces of the information and trying to find the answers.

Windrose map

www.epa.gov/AMD/Library/AnnualReports/2003.html

This map is known as a windrose map and is commonly used to help represent the data that has been tracked about wind speed and direction. This map has its information recorded from a sit near the World Trade center only a few days after the accident happened, in order to try and learn as much as possible from that time. This map is really important because it helps us learn about specific conditions of a time and place and how they affected many of the events around it. Also, tracing the wind is very useful because it can tell us a lot about the other types of weather that are about to be formed and how that weather is going to react. If there is a lot of mixing of warm and cold air, it could potentially lead to a hurricane or other disaster and then it could be tracked by the direction in which the wind is blowing; both statistics possibly helping with improving weather forecasting.

Climograph map

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Above is a map that is known as a climograph and, as implied by the name, deals a lot with the weather and climate of different places. This climograph is a representation of the weather in Hawaii over a years time but has two distinct parts, the average temperature and the average rainfall. As the map shows, in the mid-year months, the temperature is very low and the perception high, as opposed to other months when temperatures are relatively high and rainfall low. This information is important because it helps climatographers to keep track of the weather and, in some instances, compare them to years in which the weather is much different and to predict why these changes happen and how they will affect the future weather prediction.

Population profile map

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2005/06/22110457/05107

The above map is an example known as a population profile map and describes a lot about the population of Scotland, in terms of the make-up of both its ethnic groups and age categories. This map breaks down the entire population of the country and shows what are the most prevalent ages in each group and, because of it, helps the country to focus on the biggest groups for support and concern. A population profile map can be seen as a "harmful" tool because it really segregates people into simply an age and race, however, in terms of helping to know the demographics of a place, and making informed decisions based upon the best interests of your area, this kind of map is definitely a useful help. Without the aid of this kind of map it may be difficult for politicians of people of power to make decisions that would benefit the most amount of people.

Scatterplot map

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This map is called a scatter plot and plots its information as specific points, or dots, on a graph. This map explains the differences of both the right and left ling function in patients with "normal" lungs and those with a condition known as CHF, or congestive heart failure. This map is very important because it was used by a drug company that is using the data to try and develop a drug that would help to offset the harmful effects of this disease. In this map, the information shows how that people with normal lungs have a much higher lung capacity for work than those with the CHF, therefore leading them to think that there might be some kind of correlation, possibly helping in the development and implementation of the drug. Many scatter plots are useful, in general, because they are able to show the trends in response to different conditions and stimuli.

Index value plot map

www.justdata.com.au/Journals/Articles/trin.htm

Although it might not seem like it, maps really do play an important and integral part in our everyday lives. Above is an example of an index value plot map and this specific map is a representation of the stock market and how it can fluctuate over days and months. The map is able to help chart the rises and falls through mapping something known as the Arms index, which basically is a way to known when the market is good and when it is doing pretty poor. The index value plot is important because it can show the trends over time and, in this example, could possible help to predict what investors should do with their money, potentially multiplying or greatly reducing their money.

Lorenz curve map

www.undp.org.ge/nhdr2000/chpt2.htm

Maps are very powerful tools because they can be manipulated to be both helpful and harmful to the interpreter, depending upon the information presented and how a particular person "sees" the map. A Lorenz curve map is a great tool because it is able to show actually numbers and figures, while at the same time still giving an actual "ideal curve" to what, under the perfect conditions, the circumstances should strive to be, either for better or worse. In the above Lorenz curve map, a percentage of households making a certain income s graphed over the years. From the data, it can be seen how although, as a country, we've improved over the past few years in trying to raise income among many households, there are still people that are living very poorly. This kind of map is really important when trying to convey ideas about raising or sub-par features because it really helps to make present the fact that there is room for improvement.