Cartographic animations allow spatial visualization. It is used for the depiction of change over time. For example, we watch radar when checking a hurricane status and the animation shows how the hurricane will move.
A star plot is a graphic representation of the relative behavior of all variables in a multivariate data set
A similarity matrix is a matrix made of scores that show similarity between two data points. http://tomcat.esat.kuleuven.be/txtgate/tutorial.jsp
A boxplot compares sets of data through a 5 point summary.
A histogram is a table that displays info as adjacent rectangles. Each rectangle is shown over an interval, with an area equal to the frequency of the interval. The height is equal to the frequency density of that interval.
A triangular plot is based on three variables. It depicts the ratios of the three variables as positions on a equilateral triangle.
A climograph is a graph that displays the monthly precipitation and temperature of a given place. Precipitation is shown as a bar graph, and temp is a line graph.
A population profile shows trends in populations over time. Variables can inlclude sex, age, and any other attribute they are wanting to compare. The one i have chosen shows people with AIDS
An index value plot is a visualization. It will help to show discrepancies within information. It can also show performance of data over a period of time.
Nominal area choropleth are used to display nominal data in a specific region. This is data within categories like race, political party, and ethnicity.
Unstandardized choropleths use raw data as opposed to averages. Information represents a total value.
A thematic map using and displaying one set of data.
Bivariate maps display two variables on a single map by combining two different sets of graphic symbols or colors.
An unclasssed choropleth map shows statistical data in color values moving from light to dark with light colors portraying smaller values.
A classed cloropleth map gives varying statistics that occur within specific boundaries.
A DEM is a digital elevation model. This is a digital representation of a ground service. Meaning the topography or the terrain. It can also be called a digital terrain model.
DRG is a digital raster graphic, this is a scanned image of a US Geological Survey. Usually done from a topographic map. Position accuracy will usually match the source map
Isopleths are lines that connect units of equal distance. On maps they can be used for mapping elevation, precipitation or any other of a number of measurements.
LIDAR is light detecting and ranging. This is a remote sensing technology that measures scattered light to find a range or other information about a certain target. 
Black and white aerial photos are used in relation to surveying a certain area of land.
Infrared aerial photography is used to document changes in the environment. It can also be used to see structural damages to buildings, and insects
A cartogram is a map where the variable being shown is substituted for land area. This distorts the geometry of the map.
A flowmap shows movement of objects from one location to another. This could be anything from people to goods, or in my example airplanes.
An isoline of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value. This is also known as a contour map, where the contour is the interval is the distance between contour lines.
A proportional circle map gives data through the use of circles. The larger the circle is the higher the proportion of data is. 
Dot distribution maps show where data characteristics occur. They use dots to show the number of occurances ina a particular location. This is particularly handy in studying population.
A propaganda map is often used by government officials to try to sway the way people think. They will take something that is real, and configure it in such a way that it will cause an individual to think differently about something that is going on in the world around us. The one I have chosen is based on what was taking place during the 80's and how President Reagan may have saw the world around him.
