Why would a geographer decide to use a proportional symbol map over a dot density map?(1 point)

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A proportional symbol map would be better if the information being represented was quantitative data in the form of percentages.
A proportional symbol map would be better if the information being represented was quantitative data in the form of percentages.

A proportional symbol map would be better if the subject being studied had varying sizes and intensities.
A proportional symbol map would be better if the subject being studied had varying sizes and intensities.

A proportional symbol map would be better if the information being represented stayed consistent across similar locations and changed gradually over different distances.
A proportional symbol map would be better if the information being represented stayed consistent across similar locations and changed gradually over different distances.

A proportional symbol map would be better if the subject being studied had discrete units which could be represented individually.

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A proportional symbol map would be better if the subject being studied had varying sizes and intensities.

Proportional symbol maps use symbols (often circles) that vary in size to represent quantitative data, allowing for a visual representation of differences in magnitude across locations. This is particularly effective when the data varies significantly and can convey the relationship and intensity of the subject being studied. In contrast, dot density maps typically represent a fixed quantity per unit area, which is more suited for representing distributions of discrete units rather than varying intensities.