Presentation Of Data

Question 1

Presentation - Advantages

Isopleth map? (Coloured map with line things)?

Answer 1

Ideal for showing gradual change over an area

Question 2

Presentation - Advantages

Proportional symbol maps (different size symbols - circle things)?

Answer 2

• Very accessible and easy to understand

Question 3

Presentation - Advantages

Kite diagrams - (regular graph background with KITES! instead of a line.?

Answer 3

• show changes over distance (e.g. transect data)

Question 4

Presentation - Advantages

Dot maps - (visual scattering of dots)?

Answer 4

• Give a clear indication of differences in density for a geographic distribution.

Question 5

Presentation - Advantages

Flow maps - (arrows with different length and key of width — did in class b4 paper 3)?

Answer 5

• Show direction and volume of movement (e.g. for vehicle counts)

Question 6

Presentation - Disadvantages

Scatter Graphs (L.O.B.F)?

Answer 6

• Can only show relationships between 2 variables

Question 7

Presentation - Disadvantages

Pie charts?

Answer 7

• Lots of small segments make the chart difficult to interpret.

Question 8

Presentation - Disadvantages

Choropleth maps - (a map which uses differences in shading, colouring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas to indicate the average values of a particular quantity in those areas. like pop. density…?

Answer 8

• hide variations within areas

Question 9

Presentation - Disadvantages

Triangular graphs - (Triangular graphs are graphs with three axis instead of two, taking the form of an equilateral triangle. The important features are that each axis is divided into 100, representing percentage.) ?

Answer 9

• data must be in %

Question 10

Presentation - Disadvantages

Bar graphs?

Answer 10

• Do not show relationships between categories.