Discussion
State whether the following is true or false.
A thematic map should show as many variables as the data allow, since more information is always better for the reader.
Answer: D
Correct answer: False
A thematic map has a subject, and every additional variable competes with it for the reader’s attention. Beyond two variables the legend becomes a study in itself and the pattern the map exists to show is lost in the encoding. The discipline of thematic cartography is subtraction rather than addition - and where several variables genuinely must be shown, small multiples do it better than one overloaded sheet.
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