Choropleth Maps

Choropleth maps are maps that use colors, shading and the insertion of symbols to represent sets of data like the map above. In the choropleth map above it takes advantage of using different colors and a key to what the different colors mean to show the difference in population densities in countries around the world during the period that this map was created.

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