LAB 7 Week 8

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This map shows the representation of the Black/African American population in the United States. Each shade represents a different percentage of African Americans in that particular location. These percentages of the African Americans populations were retrieved from the 2000 census and reflect the percent of African Americans in each particular county. This map reflects that certain areas have higher concentrations then other areas do. This map also reflects the large concentration in the South of African Americans. 

This map shows were most of the Asian concentration is located in the United States of America. Each shade represents a different percentage of Asians in that particular location. These percentages of the Asian populations were retrieved from the 2000 census and reflect the percent of Asians in each particular county. This map reflects that certain areas have higher concentrations then other areas do.

This map shows the representation of some other race population in the United States. Each shade represents a different percentage of Some Other Race in that particular location. These percentages of the other race populations were retrieved from the 2000 census and reflect the percent of this other race in each particular county. This map reflects that certain areas have higher concentrations then other areas do. This map also reflects the large concentration in the Southwest particularly close to the border of Mexico. I think that this other race is probably of Latino/a decent due to its heavy population in relation to the Mexican border. 

 

 

I am frustrated with Arc GIS. I find myself having to play around with the program a lot to get the desired look that I want. Having to search for data is not much fun either. Some of the instructions from the labs are not very helpful either. The instructions, I feel do not take into consideration that I am new with this program and I am barely still learning.

I do not like the fact while making the map that there is even such a phrase as some other race. Each race in the United States should be taken into account. On the bright side it is very helpful to see where each race is concentrating because that would help local law makers with their policy making and helps out everyone who is interested in where migrating people are going to find new lives.

Lab 5

ArcGIS was definitely a challenge to use. Having to constantly reposition the maps was very difficult and having to create the process over again because sometimes I would lose the map that I was creating because I would accidentally zoom in too far or to close. ArcGIS is something that definitely needs to be handled with care because some aspects are very difficult to understand.

The tutorial in some parts was not as specific as I wanted it to be like for instance when I was trying to recreate the data frame that took me a while to figure out. The beginning was easy but then the instructions started to become unclear and especially as a beginner more details are always best. ArcGIS can definitely improve on being more user friendly for people who have not yet mastered software programming which I feel like this is it.

With gradual practice I am sure ArcGIS will become a great tool to use whenever new projects have to be done for instance like urban planning, finding new locations for buildings, and just creating maps so that people have visuals references when they are planning something or want to explain a project to someone else.

With its pros and cons I am sure that people have used and will continue to use ArcGIS to its fullest potential. To discover new horizons and to map new locations of where people have never been, but will sometime need a map to get there.