What is the main purpose of a cartogram?

Question

A. Show information using data instead of actual country size
B. Display political boundary lines
C. Highlight population density patterns
D. Create exact geographical representations

Answer 1

A. Show information using data instead of actual country size

A cartogram distorts the size of areas on a map to represent data values, making it easier to visualize information such as population, economic activity, or any other dataset, rather than representing the actual geographical sizes of the regions.