Map Critique #6

Map of World Internet Penetration

This map is the map of internet penetration released by the World Bank and was published at Geocurrents.blogspot.com. It is an easy visualization of how countries are becoming reliant on internet and virtual mobility. It is obvious that the intervention of internet is almost 100% in North America and part of Europe.

At first glance, this is a nice map because it convey message to the audience despite of its simplicity. People will easily understand the map because of the title and the appropriate use of one color gradient. Also, the color gradient used was nice and appropriate because blue color is often associated with technology related materials.

Nonetheless, this map is lack with a very necessary detail that it must have, source. This is a map of internet penetration so it will be reliable if the map maker had presented the sources or evidences that he used which lead him to conclude this kind of map. Due to that factor, this map might become questionable.

map source:
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