Map of Major Ethnic Groups in Central Asia

 

Source: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/thematic.html

This is the best map that I am criticizing so far because it has able to put all the important elements needed. First of all it has provided  a map title from which the map reader would base his interpretation of this map. Legends that are needed for interpreting the colors and and points are also provided. An extra charts are also provided at the side of the map to clarify and show percentages of ethnic groups in the whole population.

The only problem that I could see in this map is too many points that are cluttered in certain areas. The purpose of those points is to exactly locate the ethnic groups in the map. However, these points made some labels unreadable. 

Labels of places are also too small making them hard to be read. Some of them also overlap with lines. 

The colors used in this map are good. They do not clutter or clash.

Totally, it is a very good map though it has not included a direction. If I would to rate this, I would give this a rating of 9.5.

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