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cartogram
A type of single-topic map which is not made with a constant scale, in which features are deliberately distorted to show their relative value to one another in terms of that single topic; for example, a map in which states, or countries, are made large or small according to their agricultural production.
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cartogram (s) (noun), cartograms (pl)
A simplified map designed to present a single idea in a diagrammatic way, usually not to scale: A cartogram is a thematic map that often uses colors to show different features, like countries, provinces, population, etc.) whereby their geographic sizes are changed proportionately to the selected variable.
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