Module One Lesson Six Acitvitiy AP human geo (2)
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AP Human Geography Module One Lesson Six Activity
Directions: Read all directions and follow the steps closely. Upload to Canvas when
complete.
Part I
➔
Open your internet browser and go to
arcgis.com
. You do not need to create an
account to use this site.
➔
Click the magnifying glass in the top right-hand corner. Type in “World at night
with major cities overlay” in the search box.
➔
Select the map with the same name (it should be the first map).
➔
Click “Open in Map Viewer” in the bottom left-hand corner. A prompt will appear
to open in Map Viewer Classic. Click “Open in Map Viewer.”
➔
Using the minus button, zoom out until you can see the whole world. Answer the
following questions based on your observations of the data.
1.
Based on the idea that the dot of light represents a city, how many cities
would you say are in the following regions? Use the highlight tool to
choose one of the following for each: greater than, less than, or equal to
100.
North America = greater than, less than, or equal to 100
North America = greater than 100
South America = less than 100
Europe
=
equal to 100
Sub-Saharan Africa = less than 100
South-East Asia = less than 100
[Type here]
➔
Click the “plus” key 3 times.
2.
What do you notice about the dots as you click the plus key?
3.
Based on the idea that the dot of light represents a city, how many cities
would you say are in the following regions? You may have to click and
drag to see the different world regions. Use the highlight tool to choose
one of the following for each: greater than, less than, or equal to 100.
North America = greater than than 100
South America = greater than 100
Europe = greater than 100
Sub-Saharan Africa = less than 100
South-East Asia = less than 100
Part II
➔
Open a new tab and go to
arcgis.com
.
➔
Click the magnifying glass in the top right-hand corner. Type in “Ancestry in the
United States” in the search box.
➔
Select the map with the same name (should be the first map).
➔
Click “Open in Map Viewer” in the bottom left-hand corner. A prompt will appear
to open in Map Viewer Classic. Click “Open in Map Viewer.”
➔
If the Legend is not visible, click the top icon labeled “Properties”, this will open
the map’s Legend.
➔
Answer the following questions based on your observations of the data. Do not
zoom in or out until directed. Use your best judgment on where the state
boundaries of North Carolina are located on the map.
4.
Which two European ancestries appear to be dominant in North Carolina?
a.
English and German
➔
Click the “plus” button once.
[Type here]
5.
What do you notice about the dots as you click the plus key?
a.
They get tinier and more spread out, its as if they multiply, and
you can start distinguishing the different dots more.
6.
Which European ancestries appear in North Carolina?
a.
English, German, and Irish.
➔
Click the “plus” button 2 or 3 times until you can see just North Carolina.
7.
What do you notice about the dots as you click the plus key? Why do you
think some dots are larger than others?
a.
The dots get more spread out, the more I press the plus key.
Some dots are larger than others because there are more
numbers in that category of European ancestry in that color.n
8.
Which European Ancestries appear in North Carolina?
a.
German, Irish, English, Italian.
9.
Were you able to see any new ancestries that you were not able to see on
the smaller-scale maps? If so, which ones were you able to see as you
zoomed in?
a.
The more I zoomed in the more I could see yellow symbolizing
Italian. However, I could not see any purple dots for French.
10. Zoomed-in is an example of what we call a Large Scale Map because
there is a larger amount of reliable detail. Zoomed out is an example of a
Small Scale Map because there is a smaller amount of reliable detail. In
these activities on which map could you see the most detail?
Highlight one: Zoomed Out/Small Scale or
Zoomed In/Large Scale
Part III
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In at least one paragraph of 5-7 sentences, use the World at Night with Major Cities
Overlay to explain the difference between Large Scale and Small scale maps by
comparing the global view (zoomed out) to the view of one global region of your choice
(zoomed in). You must use the terms “large scale” and “small scale” and provide at least
2 specific examples to support your response.
The World at Night with Major Cities gave me perspective on which scale
works best in terms of looking at detail versus the bigger picture. Large scale was
most suitable for analyzing information on getting an accurate estimate of a
number of things. An example is when I was looking at major cities through the
Small scale I would see a larger amount than what there really was or a smaller
amount than what there really was. This was because the further out you see the
more lights are combined together because of how small they are. Now when you
are looking at Large scale you could see the light clusters separate from each
other with a better understanding of how many major cities there actually were.
At first, I said Europe was equal to 100 and then I looked at Europe from a larger
scale and saw it most definitely had greater than 100 major cities because of how
many defined clusters of light their accurately was. Another example of a
difference between large-scale and small-scale was when I was analyzing the
ancestry in the United States, and from a smaller scale I saw huge bubbles of
color representing European ancestry in North Carolina which was mainly
English, and then I looked from a larger scale and saw their was in fact a lot more
different ancestry than just english because the bubbles separated viewing a
clearer of picture of where each ancestry is. In conclusion, a smaller-scale
perspective is best for looking at the bigger picture, and a larger scale is best for
looking at an in-depth visual.