Potential Youth Center Locations

California Population Change Over Time

2007 World Population Map

Homework 01/21/10

Maps with hidden agendas:

Map of Washington D.C. with hidden Masonic symbolism- http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/chapter3/

Notable Cartographers:

John Paul Goode- From encyclopedia.com: "John Paul Goode...taught geography at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1901-17) and at the Univ. of Chicago (1917-28). Goode is noted for devising the interrupted homolosine projection, which combines the best qualities of the homolographic (or Mollweide) and sinusoidal projections; it is widely used for maps that portray global distribution. Goode edited many maps and books on geography, including the well-known Goode's School Atlas (1923; many later editions), now entitled Goode's World Atlas."

Erwin Raisz- From http://www.raiszmaps.com/: "Raisz Landform Maps were created by Erwin J. Raisz (1893-1968) an internationally renowned cartographer. They are minutely detailed, hand drawn, pen and ink maps, based on field observations and aerial photography presenting a real portrait of the face of the earth."

George Jenks- George Jenks is best known for developing the Cartography program at the University of Kansas.

Waldo Tobler- Tobler created what is known as "the first law of geography which states that "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related to each other."

Pioneer Universities in Cartography:

University of Wisconsin
University of Kansas
University of Washington
University of South Carolina

Interesting Facts:

It is commonly believed that the world's oldest map is from Ancient Babylon and dates back to the 6th century b.c. However, archaeologists have recently discovered what they believe is man's earliest map, dating from almost 14,000 years ago according to the British newspaper The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/5978900/Worlds-oldest-map-Spanish-cave-has-landscape-from-14000-years-ago.html

Quiz 1

Question 1- In order to be a good cartographer, one must first understand that maps are constructed by overlapping layers of information on top of one another. Therefore, the cartographer must possess excellent analytical skills to be able to anazlyze data, create the necessary layers, and organize them into a map that anyone should be able to view and understand. Also, the cartographer must have a sense of what works visually in order not to create a confusing mix of colors, shapes, and words. Finally, the cartographer must be able to understand the needs of his client and be able to translate those needs into an easy-to-use visual representation.

Question 2- A good map must first be easy to look at. While this sounds simple, it is imperative that the user be able to identify what information he is looking for on the map. Also, a good map contains features pertinent to the map topic (i.e. elevation markers on a topographic map) and corresponding attributes related to those features presented in a user-friendly way, as well as iconic imagery to make things readily identifiable. A bad map is one that is not user-friendly, perhaps by using color schemes that are hard to look at, making it hard to read words and data contained in the map. Also, bad maps may have incorrect layering and jumbled or confusing features or no labeling of important data.