HDI for Africa (Lab 3)

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These three maps provide 3 different ways to look at development in Africa. Based on data from th UNited Nations Development Program (UNDP), these maps show rankings of African countries out of 179 countries studied worldwide.

The first map (1) groups the rankings of the African countries' HDI's in five classes. This shows a broad picture of countries with higher and lower HDI's distinctly. However, it doesnt show specific rankings for each country.

The 2nd map is to me the clearest of all three in that it shows the HDI for each country clearly while labelling the countries themselves. The smallerthe circle, the lower it is on the ranking. The larger the circle, the better its HDI or No information might be available.

The final map, is informative in showing what countries are leading in terms of HDI, but to people who do not know the African continent very well, the lack of country names can be a handicap.

Lab 2

An additional pie chart showing the percentage of African Americans (Blacks) by state displays that although there were states with large Black populations, some of them (Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana) ended up eventually voting for McCain. During the elections, it was highly anticipated that these "Southern" states would have high Black voter turnout, given the percentage of African American people there.

On the other hand, the chart also shows that the race for the White House wasnt necessarily based on "Black Vs White" for many states with minimal Black Populations ended up voting for Obama.

Countly Level Race Data For Black, Asian and Other Race Only Populations in United States

The three maps that I have constructed show the percentage os specific populations greater than zero in all counties in the continental US.

The first map displays counties that have low to high percentages of black communities. This map shows that there is a higher concentration of Black communities on either coast, and more so on the in the Southeastern United States (31-86%), particularly in the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. On the West Coast, Southern California seems to hold the highest percentage of black only populations (between 5-16%).

The Second Map displays Asian only populations in the United States and shows that again these populations are at higher percentages on the coasts. Particularly in Northern central California and the North Eastern United States. There seems to be very little Asian only communities in the geographically larger middle United States.

The third and final map shows other race only populations in the US and displays a high percentage of other races to be in the Western United States and especially in Southern and Central california (22-39%).

(Note: Maps were not attached the first time around for some reason, should now be there)