Thematic Map

The above map is an example of a thematic map.  Thematic maps are designed to show a particular theme (hence their name) for a geographical area.  These geographic areas can be specific like a city; larger areas like a state, or like the above map, very large areas like region or a country.  The distributions or themes of these maps can be both broad and specific like physical phenomena such as climate or rainfall, or human characteristics such as population density and health issues.  In the above thematic map you see the per capita income of whites in the United States in the year 1989.  I found this map very interesting, as when I graduate I would love to get a job in South Florida.  If this map follows the same trends now as it did back then in 1989, my dreams of moving to South Florida just were sweetened a bit. 

The map URL is: http://racialreality.110mb.com/refuting_rm.html