CHOROPLETH MAP REVIEW - A CLASS EXERCISE

The purpose of this exercise is to help students review some important aspects of choropleth maps that appear in a selected geographic journ al for a specific time period. Through this exercise, students in a ca rtography course can identify the most common number of classes used f or choropleth maps, the most popular method used to determine the clas s intervals, the most frequently used legend structure, and the most p opular symbol used in choropleth maps. This exercise will provide an o pportunity for the student to judge the published maps against accepte d cartographic standards. The exercise can be used either as an altern ative to or independently of the atlas review.