Week 3: GIS Cartography

For Week 3: GIS Cartography, three maps of Mexico are exhibited. The first map is a chloropleth map distinguishing population numbers for each state. A green scale was chosen with the pale shade characterizing less populated states and the darker shade charactering the more populated states.



The second map focuses on the central-southern states of Mexico. In this map, various features are presented: railroads, roadways, rivers. The urban areas are denoted in a dark red (polygon). The urban areas are labelled for added detail.



The third map is a raster dataset characterizing elevation patterns throughout the country. A color scheme (tan/brown to dark green) was selected to distinguish the tropical lowlands from the more arid high-elevation plateau.



This lab exercise was very helpful and it led me through a variety of steps with which I am becoming more conversant. :)