This is an example of a pictorial map suggesting contours and character of the region

represented.

2. For popular presentation, this combines the qualities of the pictorial and relief types

of map.

GRAPHIC PRESENTATION

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A Map Drawn on Azimu+hal Projection with New York as the Central Point.

RELIEF AND AERIAL MAPS

WPA. Division of Social Research. "Landlord and Tenant on the Cotton Plantation." 1936. SCALE .7

A. The Average Cotton Plantation in 1934,

Even the most elementary sketches are more effective than none at all. No attempt is made in this drawing to make it appear real, yet a clear idea of an average cotton plantation is obtained.

Reprinted by Permission of the Editors of "Fortune."

B. Diagram of Large Scale Logging Operations.

Here again the drawing is hypothetical. Compare with 173B.

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Chapter 21 CROSSHATCHED AND COLORED MAPS

X he variety of cross hatchings available and the use of several colors are great aids in making statistical maps. Cross hatched and colored maps are especially adaptable to the presentation of frequency distribution data. For suggestions relative to the use of gradations of cross hatchings and colors, see Chapter 44, "Suggestions for Making a Chart."

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WPA. Division of Social Research, 'Trends in Rrlicf Expenditures," 1037. SCALE .7

Distribution of 385 Sample Counties and Townships Represented in the Rural-Town Relief Study in the United States.