The
answer is timelines. It is a presentation of a list of events in sequential order.
It is normally a graphic design showing a long bar labelled
with dates alongside itself and usually events.
It
can use any time scale, depending on the topic and data. Most timelines use
a linear scale,
in which a unit of distance is equivalent to a set amount of time. This time
scale is dependent on the events in the timeline. A timeline of evolution can be over
millions of years, whereas a timeline for the day
of the September 11 attacks can take place over minutes, and a detonation
over milliseconds. Though most of the timelines use a lined timescale, for very
large or small durations, logarithmic timelines use a logarithmic
scale to portray time.
