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Reference Map of China
This map depicts China and its provinces, capitals, and main cities. As well as the capitals of the surrounding countries. It also shows where all the bodies of water in China are. It shows the borders of all the regions in China and the borders of the countries outside of it.
Physical Map of China
This map displays China's elevation across the country, using the key on the right you can see that West China is higher above sea level than the East. It also shows capitals, bodies of water in China, and other landmarks.
Political Map of China
This is a political map of China that displays national and province capitals, cities/towns, airports, and international boundaries. This map shows that East China is more urban compared to the West. Western China doesn't have as many cities/towns, roads, airports, etc. The compass on this map can be used to find locations using absolute direction.
Cartogram displaying China's population
This is a thematic map that shows statistical data by transforming space. This specific map depicts how much more heavily populated Eastern China is than Western China. Clustering takes place on the East side of the map.
Choropleth map of Coronavirus in China
This is a thematic map that uses shading or coloring to show statistical data. This one displays information about Coronavirus in China. The more cases there are in a specific area/province, the darker the color. This shows that the regions in the Southeastern part of China have more cases than the rest of China. If you compare the data collected in this map to the data collected in the Cartogram map you would see that the more heavily populated areas of China have more cases of Coronavirus. There is a lot of clustering in the Southeast.
Dot Density Map of Population in China
This is a thematic map that uses dots to indicate a feature or occurrence. This one is using dots to display the population in China. This map, much like the other China population maps, shows that Eastern China is very heavily populated, whereas Western China has a much smaller population. This map also shows capitals, provinces, and the "Hu Huanyong Line."
Proportional Symbol Map of Coronavirus Cases in China
This is a thematic map that indicates a relative magnitude of some value for a geographic region. This map is portraying Coronavirus cases in China as of February 24th, 2020. Most cases in one province appears in the Hubei Province, with just under 65,000 cases. This map displays a lot of dispersals with clustering in the Hubei Province.
Spatial Patterns
Types of spatial patterns represented on maps include absolute and relative distance and direction, clustering, dispersal, and elevation. You can find all of these on the maps included on this page.
Here are a few more examples:
Absolute distance: the measurement using a standard unit of length, whereas relative distance is the measurement of the social, cultural, and/or economic connectivity between places. The map to the left displays the distance between China and Taiwan. The distance is measured in Km or Mi. The total distance is 258.88 km or 160.86 mi. This is an example of absolute distance because a standard unit of length is used to measure the distance.
Absolute direction: finding a location using compass direction and relative direction is finding a location not using compass direction. The compass on the bottom of the map to the left can be used to find the absolute direction of things in Asia and China.
Dispersal: when objects are scattered. When looking at a population map of China there is a lot of dispersal in the West because of how much unused land there is. You can see dispersal in the Proportional Symbol Map, there is dispersal in the West. The map to the left is a dot density map of the average respiratory disease mortality for the 2004-2008 Chinese provinces. You can see plenty of dispersal in the West and clustering in the East.
Clustering: when objects form a group. If you look at a population map there is a lot of clustering in East China due to how heavily populated it is. You can see clustering on the Cartogram and Choropleth maps. On both maps, there is clustering in the East. The map to the left displays a map of industrial clusters in China. The clusters fall on the East of the map.
Elevation: the height of a region above sea level. The map to the left displays the different elevation levels in areas of China. The East has lower elevation levels than the West.
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