choropleth map

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɔːɹəˌplɛθ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thematic map in which the distribution of some property is shown using different colours.
    — The scale and unit of analysis for choropleth maps depends upon the area to be mapped.

词形变化

choropleth maps plural

词源

From Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “location”) + πλῆθος (plêthos, “a great number”) + English map. First proposed in 1938 by American geographer John Kirtland Wright to mean "quantity in area," although maps of the type have been used since the early 19th century.
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