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Saturday, March 5, 2011

North Brazil's Climate Map

Source: http://mapsof.net/brazil/static-maps/gif/brazil-norte-climate-map/full-size

This map, just like the other maps, has no map title. So I relied on its website to understand this one. I also used the Google Translate to understand its legend. 

According to its website, this is a map of North Brazil's Climate. Yes, there is a legend but this map is still difficult to interpret if the map reader is not knowledgeable of Climatology. In addition, its legend is written in Spanish. Therefore, this map would only be useful for people who can understand both Spanish and Climatological terms. Furthermore, legend for the lines indicating temperatures is not included. The reader might be confused of these lines.

On the other hand, it has used good colors. Areas opted not to be included are colored gray. Also, it might be helpful if some areas are labeled or, maybe, a map inset is included to help the map reader recognize these areas.

All in all, this map would be better if the cartographer has included the map title (and also, a translation of it), a direction, and the sources, too. I would give this a rating of 6.

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