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.