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A choropleth map shades whole areal units according to

  • A.the geographical area covered by each unit
  • B.the number of units that adjoin each unit
  • C.a rate or ratio calculated for each unit
  • D.the raw total counted within each unit

Answer: C

Correct answer: a rate or ratio calculated for each unit

Shading a whole unit implies that the value applies everywhere within it, which is only defensible for a rate or ratio - density, percentage, per capita figure. Shading a raw total instead makes a large unit look intense merely because it is large, so the map ends up displaying the shape of the reporting units rather than the distribution. Normalising is not optional on a choropleth.

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