Problem solution map

http://www.solutionsellingblog.com/home/tag/solution-mapping

Problem solutions maps are used to help solve an issue and can be used by anyone. Above is a map which shows the steps for product managers or marketers to take to find a solution to a problem.

Political maps

http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/political.htm

Political maps show the governmental boundaries between countries, cities, states etc. As shown in this map different colors are used to separate the political boundaries.

Road map

http://mapsof.net/map/london-detailed-road-map

Road maps show major highways, roads, and cities. When planning a trip a road map is helpful for planning driving directions. Above is a detailed road map of  London. 

Physical maps

http://www.mapsofworld.com/physical-map/south-america.htm

Physical maps show the physical features of an area such as mountains, rivers, lakes. In this physical map of South American mountain ranges, rivers, plains are displayed.

Resource maps

https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1269&mode=2&featurestory=DA_356404

A resource map is a map that shows natural resources in a certain area. This map is a map shows energy resources in the western part of the United States.

Parallel coordinate graph

http://andrewgelman.com/movabletype/mlm/mdg1.png

A parallel coordinate graph is a graph of multivariate data  using parallel lines to indicate a variable with lines branching between them to indicate the data of that variable. This graph shows 10 variable being X1-X10 and the interplay between them represented by the multitude of lines.

Triangular plot

http://www.lithoprobe.ca/Images/slidesets/tools/lp76m.jpg

Triangular plot is a graph of 3 variables with varying amounts of independence, only 2 variables must be known to find its graphic location. This triangular plot show the relationship between three chemicals. 

Windrose

http://www.vistadatavision.com/uploads/images/Gallery/Wind_Rose_Distrubution/wind_rose_vector_1.png

Windrose is a diagram to display wind speed and direction over a period of time using a subdivided circle depicting the compass with varying length bars indicating the direction and speed of wind. This Wind Rose graph shows the varying wind conditions in both direction and speed. 

Population profile

http://www.aaiusa.org/page/-/Images/Demographics/FL_PopulationGrowth.png

A population profile is graphic overview of certain key demographic statistics. This graph shows the growth of Arab Americans in the United States.

Index value plot

http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/regplots/real/real_ga_2.gif

The Index value plot displays a current statistic against the same historical static to show discrepancies. Above is the water usage over a period of time is plotted to show variance.

Nominal area choropleth map

http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/Geo204/Choro/Tom/hispanic_race_fl-H1_FINAL.gif

Choropleth map utilizing nominal data.

Unstandardized choropleth maps

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3051/images/2000choropleth.gif

Series of choropleth maps that utilizes raw numbers instead of standardized data. This map show actual information, it has not been standardized in any way.

Standardized choropleth maps

http://ars.sciencedirect.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0167587712000396-gr3.jpg

Series of choropleth maps with standardized data to allow comparison. This choropleth map utilized standard ratios to allow for easy comparison.

Univariate choropleth maps

http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2007/oct/images/07_0091_02.gif

A choropleth map that displays data from a single variable.

Bivariate choropleth maps

http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0749379705003582-gr14.jpg

Choropleth map that displays two distinct variables on one map by including different data sets of symbols and numbers.

Unclassed choropleth maps

http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/images/uchoropleth.gif 
A choropleth map that shades directly proportional to the data values so classification is unnecessary

Classed choropleth maps

http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-9326/5/4/044008/fulltext/

A choropleth map that including a classed frequency legend with a frequency histogram and shading. This choropleth map shares a class frequency size between the 4 different choropleth maps

Range graded proportional circle map

http://www.neiu.edu/~nerobert/391/Proportional%20Circle.jpg

A proportional circle map that uses several distinct circle sizes to depict a range of the specified data. In this map the population of German ancestry in parts Chicago, IL is represented by the size of the circle. 

Lorenz curve

http://ingrimayne.com/econ/AllocatingRationing/MeasuringIncomeDist.html

The Lorenzo curve is used to represent inequality in the distribution of two variables. Information from a table was made into the above Lorenzo code representing the inequality in the distribution of income.

Box plot

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/gif/boxplot0.gif

A box plot is a depiction of a set of data measured on an interval scale that shows distribution, mean, and standard deviation. This box plot shows the energy efficiency of 4 different machines under different load settings.