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This continuous variable proportional circle map was located at: http://geographyfieldwork.com/DataPresentationMappingTechniques.htm. This type of map shows the relative sizes of some for some variable.
This Unvariate Choropleth map was found at: http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mint-income-r3.png
Unvirate choropleth maps are useful in showing data for a single variable. This could be the percentage of population that are getting the swine flu, or that make more than $50K per year. It would not show multiple variables data.