Choropleth

• Process Summary for “United States of America”

Deliverables:  2 Maps and Process Summary

·         United States of America

1.      Followed Steps in Lab: Choropleth Mapping

2.      Added data: state_pop.shp

3.      Changed Projections for all data sets to North American Albers Equal Area Conic.

4.      Save as: H:\Working Projects\Module 6 – Choropleth\ Choropleth_ndpmxd

5.      Created layers for Alaska and Hawaii

6.      Layers Selected: Alaska, Hawaii, and United States

7.      Add Neatline: Gap 0, Border 1.0, Background 10% Grey

8.      Size and Position: Align to Center, Vertical Center

9.      Add Title: United States of America, Size, Position, Font

10.  Add legend

11.  Add North  Arrow

12.  Add Scale: Size, Position, Font, Set Division Units Miles, Note: Scale Bar is incorrect, Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale

13.  Add Name and Date: Nick Peloquin 24 Feb 2011, Position, Font

14.  Add Data Source: Data Source: U. S.  Census 2000 Position, Font

15.  Export Map Document:  H:\Finished Products\Choropleth\Choropleth_ndp.ai

16.  Cleaned up in AI, Export Map Document:  H:\Finished Products\Choropleth\Choropleth_ndp.jpg

·         United States of America

17.  Followed Steps in Lab: Choropleth Mapping

18.  Save as: H:\Working Projects\Module 6 – Choropleth\Choropleth_ndp.ai

19.  Moved scale to United States Group

20.  Separated the Data in Different Regions on Excel and Completed Calculations

21.  Filled States Appropriately

22.  Adjusted Legend

23.  Export Map Document:  H:\Finished Products\Choropleth\Choropleth_grey_ndp.jpg

·         Lab Questions/Answer

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