This is a statistical map which depicts the percentage of change in residents of each state from the 1990 census to the 2000 census. Each shade of green represents a different amount of change which makes it easy to interpret general trends in regions of the country though it is not as helpful for more specific analyzation of data. The information from this map comes from the US Census Bureau and the map can be found at http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/map02.gif

This cartogram depicts how many articles from each region were found in two current events magazines. These two particular representations are of The Australian and Slate. Each region on the map is scaled to represent how important each area is in the minds of the magazine's publishers. This map came from the website of a professor at the University of Montreal and it can be found at http://rs.resalliance.org/?s=cartogram

This flow map depicts the top ten states from which people migrate to both California and New York. The wider the lines, the more people that migrate from that state. This map came from Stanford University at http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/flow_map_layout/ca-ny-web.jpg

The circles on this proportional circle map convey several pieces of information. The placement of the circles depicts the formation of a football field and its players. Blue signifies offensive positions while red is defensive. The letters indicate the position of each player and the size of the circle is indicative of the score each position averages on the Wonderlic intelligence test (out of 50).  htp://benfry.com/writing/archives/147

This is a Choropleth map which uses various shades of green to represent the number of eligible voters in each ward of the City of Kawartha Lakes. The wards are the areal units on this variation of a thematic map. http://www.geocities.com/stevejford/KawarthaVoters.jpg

This is a dot distribution map of the state of Wisconsin. The map uses dots to show where concentrations of lichens are distributed throughout the state. http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wislichens/dots/LOBPUL.gif

Here is a map that shows infant mortality rates for various areas within San Diego. The map can be considered propaganda as it relates the mortality rates to mortality rates in other countries, some of which are developing. This map aims to influence opinions and possibly the actions of the viewer by playing upon emotions.  http://go.owu.edu/~jbkrygie/krygier_html/geoe_222/geog_222_lo/geog_222_lolzgr/infantmortal.jpg