Describe the map “future residential planning area of Chicago” in website:
Answer each question;
* Is it a reference, analytical, and/or thematic map? More importantly: how do you know?
* This is a thematic map. A thematic map shows the spatial distribution of one or more specific data themes for selected geographic areas.
* This map has a very specific theme which is to map out the friendship connections through FACEBOOK over the world.
* Who is its intended audience or to whom is it speaking? How do you know this? Is it implicit and/or explicit in the design of the map? Be specific.
* How do the scale, framing, extents, geographic context, and/or projection of the map contribute to its purpose, legibility, argument, and/or effectiveness?
* Does the map display quantitative or qualitative information? If quantitative, consider whether and how the data is classified. If qualitative, consider whether and how the data is categorized. Is the reasoning behind these choices clear to the reader? Is the map designed to be read as authoritative, interpreted, experiential, generalizable, activist, …? And how, from the graphic language and cartographic techniques used, can you tell?
* What other information is present (titles, descriptive text, infographics, data sources)? How do these contribute to communicating the overall narrative argument or purpose of the map?
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