Cartograms are maps where the variable of interests being shown is substituted for land area. In cartograms, the thematic mapping variable is substituted for map area, therefore the geometry or space of the map is distorted. The cartograms visual power and its capacity to reveal information are prominent. The two main types of cartograms area and distance cartograms.
The above image is a cartogram of the global population. In this representation size corresponds with relative population, in respect to the global total, living in each country. Notice how China and Japan are considerably bigger than in the typical surface map.
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