Noun: choropleth map
| Singular | choropleth map |
| Plural | choropleth maps |
Sample Sentences
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The scale and unit of analysis for choropleth maps depends upon the area to be mapped. [1999, Jeffery T. Walker, Statistics in Criminal Justice: Analysis and Interpretation, page 66:]
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The choropleth map, which shows distributions by area, is one of the most frequently used maps in geography. [2004, Gerald R. Pitzl, Encyclopedia of Human Geography, page 29:]
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As the Mercator is to Web projections, choropleth maps are to thematic cartography (i.e., they are overused). [2013, Ian Muehlenhaus, Web Cartography: Map Design for Interactive and Mobile Devices, page 147:]
Nouns inflected like choropleth map
soldier's woundwort,
Nicosian,
whopper,
greypate,
tactile sign language,
chronotrope,
Rosie Lee,
dissentient,
photoinactivator,
sulphonediimine,
coastal waterfall,
residuary devise,
bituminization,
nitrosonaphthol,
smṛiti,
geosphere,
backscreen,
mensuralist,
flocculate,
flocculant, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “location”) + πλῆθος (plêthos, “a great number”) + English map. First proposed in 1938 by American geographer John Kirtland Wright to mean "quantity in area," although maps of the type have been used since the early 19th century. See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
χώρα', English Nouns '
map'.