This document discusses cartograms, which are maps that re-size territories based on statistical data rather than geographic size, so areas with more data are larger on the map. Cartograms use statistical data to reshape a standard map, making areas proportional to a particular variable like population rather than physical size.

1.  otherwise known as density-equalizing maps.
 The cartogram re-sizes each territory according
to the variable being mapped.
 Uses Statistical Data to reshape a map