Webpage supplement to:

The Online Method to World Regional Geography

A well-designed map of the Canadian Provinces. Lettering is legible with correct visual hierarchy between province, city, and capital city names. The legend clearly identifies the different types of cities represented on the map. Shadings distinguish the provinces and are well-chosen for representation in either in grey shadings or in color.

A well-designed relief map of Canada. Good progression from light to darker colors.

Colors in this relief map do not progress from light to dark. The purple color covering the middle of the United States does not fit into color progression and attract the most attention. No legend to show actual height of landforms. A non-standard projection is used, seemingly distorting the northern border of the US.

No title (Population Density). Darkest shading given to second highest category (100-399). A seemingly arbitrary classification method is used. State boundaries not clearly defined (blue line?). Source of data not indicated (U.S. Census Bureau).

No title (Water Quality). Colors are not ordered in clear progression (low=green, yellow, red=high?). Data sufficiency threshold needs to be indicated with a texture, not with a color like the data values. Areal units (river basins?) not explained.

No title (Source of Energy for Power Plants). Dot size well-chosen to avoid excessive overlap of symbols. Clearly distinguishable colors. Distinct pattern of nuclear power plants (large black dots) is evident in Western Europe, particularly in France and Russia. Also, a line of hydro power plants (blue dots) can be seen in the Alps across Switzerland and Austria.

Point symbols are difficult to identify. Pattern of economic activity across Turkey is not identifiable. Too much wasted space above map. Ineffective use of color and shading.