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Record 1 2005-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Statistics
DEF

A map with areas colored or shaded so that the darkness or lightness of an area symbol is proportional to the density of the mapped phenomenon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Statistique
OBS

choroplèthe : habituellement adj. Genre non déterminé.

OBS

On pourrait aussi utiliser l'équivalent «carte hachuré» mais il n'est pas toujours approprié car les cartes «choropleth» sont parfois des cartes en couleurs (la couleur variant selon la densité de la variable mesurée) et non hachurées.

Spanish

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