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Data representation maps

This Fieldwork Focus looks at the use of three different kinds of map to represent your fieldwork data: dot maps, choropleth maps and isopleth maps. Understanding, drawing and interpreting maps are important geographical skills that will gain you credit with examiners

When choosing a map to draw it is vital that it is a suitable way of representing the specific data you have collected. Whichever type you go for, it should include a title and key. A scale and north direction are often useful additions.

Dot maps show the distribution of items over an area, such as the location of postboxes within a town, or the places of residence of shoppers from a CBD survey. Typically one dot represents one individual item or person.

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