Week 6 Choropleth Maps

I had a lot of difficulty with this lab. The main trouble was through Illustrator, since through this course is the first time I've used the software. The most trouble I had was with the black and white map. I was not sure exactly what was asked for and how to modify it through Illustrator effectively.

Also, when I modified my projection to Albert Equal Area Conic, I did not notice any shape change to my maps.

Week 5 Florida Map

Here is my map I created for week 5. I had some trouble rearraging the colors on the Hispanic county populations and the legend.

Week 4 Florida Keys Map

Below is my map of the Florida Keys. I was not sure how to create simple underlines for text or even draw a line in Illustrator.

Week 3 Maps

Why did I choose the 'Natural Breaks' data classification method? I felt that this classification best displayed the data ethically and visually. There are very noticable trends through this classification, while some of the other methods categorized the data without showing any obvious patterns.