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map animation  

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  • Map animation, in its simplest form, is the display of a series of static thematic maps sequentially to convey changes in a specific phenomenon. Geographers and cartographers use maps to display geographic information in an interesting way to show patterns of change in specific phenomena. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Map Animation]

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