Assignment
You will create 4 maps and then write a page description mini-paper about each map. You will submit four maps and about 4 pages of writing.
Task 1: Create four maps using social explorer (you learned how to use social explorer in lab 9).
Question: What geographic area can I pick?
Question: What data should I map?
Question: What should the vizualization type be?
Question: What should be included on the map?
Task 2: Write About the Maps
Question: What is the structure of the paper?
Question: What should be included in the analysis for each map
1. What decisions did you make on this map. For example, the color you chose, the classes, the scale (units) you chose - anything else you clicked on the map - explain what you clicked/did and why? Please be as detailed as possible.
2. What is the data variable you chose? What does it measure? How is it measured? Refer here or somewhere else to answer these questions.
3. What geographic pattern does the map show? For example, if you chose unemployment, is it concentrated in one part of the city(state,country etc)? What is the name of the neighborhood (county, state etc) it's located in? Does it surprise you?
4. Why do you think this pattern is appearing? Please do some research and write a few sentences about it.
5. What is a limitation of the data you used? What could be flaw in let's say, measuring poverty using the unemployment rate, or using the category ‘Latino' to measure race. You may have to do some research about how the category is being measured and what it means.
Task 3: Write a One Paragraph Conclusion
Question: Shouldn't I say something about all of the maps.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.