Google Maaashup: Los Angeles River

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Following the Historic Los Angeles River, Diane, Lehua and Yohanan have mapped out various bike paths, golf courses, notable bridges and recreational facilities alongside the river. This map will help you find out a little bit about the little known BIG river of Los Angeles.

Lab Numero 6

My mashup! What??

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Three College Students: Where Are they Going?

B&W Lab#4

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.