Map of the week

The map was created by the U.S. Department of Interior. It’s a map of the annual rainfall for Idaho. Northern Idaho and the mountainous regions receive more precipitation than the valleys.

This map displays the various classification schemes that can be used to represent quantitative data. The ideal classification scheme depends on who the audience is and what is the main focus of the map.

This is my first map ever created in macromedia freehand, its Boulder County Colorado. The shows the wilderness areas and parks on the west end of the county and the urban development to the east.

This map is a good example of how lines can be simplified to reduce complexity when it is not needed. Algorithms from map shaper and arc tool box were used to simplify this section of the Grande Ronde River in Oregon.

The map shows the reservation changes that have happened over time. The map identifies the reduction of Nez Perce tribal land ownership over the past two centuries. The inset map should give people and understanding of where the Nez Perce reservation is located within Idaho.

Quantitative Map

This map displays the percentage of people living in each region of Buffalo, NY that are over the age of 65. I used a color gradient with lighter values showing lower values and the dark regions show the highest percentages. I used a natural breaks classification scheme, it makes the map easy to interpret and visually appealing.

Qualitave map

This map displays the dominant race for each region for the city of buffalo, NY. I used a color scheme from color brewer to make the map visually appealing but no colors are stronger than the others. The legend was placed to the lower left to utilize white space. The legend is easy to read and the divisions are set in units of miles for easy interpretation.