Windrose

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Windrose is a tool to measure the changes in wind speed and direction. This windrose shows that 13% of the wind was going almost directly east.

Climograph

http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/scripter/geog100/lect/06-climates/low-lat-climates/7-12-climograph-tropical-wet-dry.jpg

A climograph is a graph that deals with the climate of a given area. The main topics that are researched are the amount of rain and changes in temperature.

Population Profile

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A population profile is a graph that compares the different ages across a population. This graph compares the ages in a given population in the years 1970, 1980, and 1990.

Scatterplot

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A scatterplot is a type of graph that shows trends in information. There is no real order to the graphing of information, everything is scattered on the plot.

Index Value Plot

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The index value plot is a graph that plots different values and uses different colors etc to compare data. This plot compares six countries and their index values.

Lorenz Curve

http://www.maxi-pedia.com/web_files/images/LorenzCurve.jpg

A Lorenz curve is one that presents the information about a given areas inequality rate. The numbers are graphed according the percentage of income in that given population and compared the the percentage of that population.

Bilateral Graph

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/PageFiles/12560/Fig-9.gif?epslanguage=en

A bilateral graph is one that compares two or more different but related topics and the information is presented side by side on a graph to make it easier to compare values.