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A map of the United States illustrates population density on the county level. The map includes all state and county border outlines, but they are not labeled. Alaska and Hawaii are not represented. Each county is shaded according to the Key, titled Population per square mile. The key shows four squares, shaded from dark to light, with the following labels: 2,000 or greater, 1,000 to 1,999.9, 100 to 999.9, and 0 to 99.9. The northern and western states show the lightest shading, indicating the lowest population per square mile. There are clusters of the next highest group, 100 to 999.9, in Washington, central and southern California and Arizona, and across the Midwest. This second group is much denser in the eastern third of the country, with the exception of northern New England. Scattered across the country is the next highest population group, 1000 to 1,999.9. These appear in the San Francisco area, one in Utah, a few in the Midwest and Texas, New Jersey and New York, and Florida. The darkest shading, indicating 2,000 or greater, appears in only a few small places on the map, the largest of which is in the Los Angeles region. Others are in Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and the New York City area. The Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean are labeled.
A map of the United States shows circles in varying sizes placed across the states, indicating the location and size of wildfires. A Key, titled Wildfires, size in acres, shows four circles of decreasing size labeled, beginning with the largest circle: 1,000,000 or more; 50,000 to 999,999; 300 to 49,999; and 0.25 to 299. All states except Alaska and Hawaii are outlined and labeled. The following states have no circles: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona. States with the one or more of the smallest circle include Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, a cluster in northern Florida, several small circles across eastern Texas, a cluster in eastern Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, several across Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, a cluster in eastern New Mexico, and Utah. The next largest circle is found in a cluster in eastern Kentucky, the east coast of Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Montana. The third largest circle is shown in southern Florida and western Oregon. Two large circles, indicating 1 million or more acres, are shown in northern and southern California. The Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico are labeled. Canada and Mexico are labeled. A scale shows 500 miles and 500 kilometers.
What is the difference between these two thematic maps?
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Responses
The population density map is a choropleth map depicting human activity, while the wildfire map is a proportional symbol map showing data about specific events.
The population density map is a choropleth map depicting human activity, while the wildfire map is a proportional symbol map showing data about specific events.
The population density map is a cartogram showing political activity, while the wildfire map is a proportional symbol map showing the density of natural phenomena.
The population density map is a cartogram showing political activity, while the wildfire map is a proportional symbol map showing the density of natural phenomena.
The population density map is an isoline map depicting differences in population, while the wildfire map is a dot density map showing natural events.
The population density map is an isoline map depicting differences in population, while the wildfire map is a dot density map showing natural events.
The population density map is a dot density map showing where people live, while the wildfire map is a choropleth map showing physical features.