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A value-by-alpha map modifies a choropleth by varying

  • A.the class limits from one unit to the next
  • B.the base map behind each shaded unit
  • C.transparency according to a second variable
  • D.the projection according to the population

Answer: C

Correct answer: transparency according to a second variable

A value-by-alpha map shades the units by the rate of interest in the ordinary way and then varies the opacity by a second variable, usually population, so that thinly populated units fade towards the background. It addresses the choropleth’s central distortion - that a large empty district shouts as loudly as a small crowded one - without the shape distortion a cartogram brings.

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