Lab #1

Three Maps

Isarithmic Map:

Isarithmic maps are maps that allow you see contours of an area and distinguish different zones. The map above is a map of the different temperatures across the United States. It allows you to distinguish between the variations in temperature. Isarithmic maps can also show rainfall patterns, weather patterns, and air pressure. 

Chloropleth Map:

Chloropleth maps are used to display different percents of individuals in different areas, based on a color scheme for different groups of percents of people. The red and blue maps used during the US Presidential election are considered chloropleth maps. 

Dot Density Map:

A dot density map uses dots to distinguish areas of concentration. Factors that can be mapped out through dot density can be concentrations of age, cancer rates, or population. 

Google Earth Photos

This first picture is a view of my home in Dacula, GA. I have lived my entire life  in this one house. What I love about my house is that we have over an acre and a half of land, along with a pool in the back yard. 

This second picture is of my first happy place. The happy place is a trail in the woods behind my neighborhood. On the trail there is an old graveyard, most of the headstones dating back to the Civil War. My favorite spot on the trail is the waterfall. It's only about 20 feet high, but there are tons of pool areas you can hang out in, and you can always sun tan. We usually took four wheelers back there and would ride around in a giant field, or cut out onto the main roads to go hang out with other people. 

This third picture is of my second happy place. The first happy place got blocked off during my second year of high school. The county wanted to turn it into some kind of park so they put huge trees down on the trail path and fenced off the road access areas. So I got a new happy place, which is located on top of my high school's gym. I loved to go up there because you could just lay down and look at the stars. The stars were actually pretty bright considering the school is in the middle of the city. This happy place was much more popular than my first place, and I would sometimes run into other people while up there.

Ga Isarithmic Map: