Flow Maps

• Process Summary for “Module 9 – Flow Mapping”

Deliverables:  1 Map and Process Summary

·        Immigration to the United States in 2007

1.      Followed Steps in Lab: Flow Mapping

2.      Added shapefiles: world and export_output, positioned and changed to landscap, changed background color

3.      Layers selected: world

4.      Add title: Immigration to the United States in 2007

5.      Add North Arrow

6.      Add text: Created by Nicholas Peloquin, 21 Mar 2011 and Data Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Securtiy 2007

7.      Exported: H:\Working Projects\Module 9\flow_ndp.ai

8.      Opened file: flow_ndp.ai

9.      Created four classes for data: 301-400 thousand is 5 pt, 201-300 is 4 pt, 101-201 is 2.75 pt, and 1-100 is 2 pt

10.  Added Arrows and labels

11.  Save as: H:\Working Projects\Module 9 – Flow Maps\flow_ndp.ai.

12.  Export Map Document:  H:\Finished Products\Module 9\flow_ndp.jpg

·        Lab Questions/Answer

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