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I found this map on wildfiretoday.com. It shows the burn areas of 1988 which was one of the biggest burns in Yellowstone. It was created by multiple burns from inside and outside the park. They were started by humans and also by lightening. I found particular interest in this map because I visited Yellowstone just a few weeks ago. I noticed multiple burn areas in the park but they seemed fairly spread out and to my surprise they were all from the same year. Since Yellowstone is so large I appreciate this map because you can see how wide spread the fire was. The other interesting part of the fire of 1988 is that you can see new growth of whole forests which is not a common sight and according to this map the fire took out a lot of forest.
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This next map is from ODT.com which is a webstore and this map is actually a postcard. This map shows the population in different countries by making the countries with more population larger. I like it because in a disproportionate way shows the largest countries population wise by showing them as largest area wise. Although it isn't the best portrait of the world I like that it shows the population so drastic.
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I grabbed this map from the NASA at antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov. This map shows the light pollution throughout the world. I like that this map isn't a map that has to be graphed because taking a picture from outer space shows the data bright and clear. This map has always fascinated me because it shows you where in the world is highly civilized and how much electricity is used to keep the night lit.
