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Intro to Cartograms

Using them to analyze consumption dataIntro to CartogramsReviewVocab:Check for foldableActionsQuestionsWhat is consumption?What is GDP? Per capita?Name a developed country and a developing country.What does technology have to do with development?Why do some countries consume more than others?

CartogramsWhat is a cartogram?A cartogram is a specialty map, sometimes drawn with straight lines, in which countries or regions are sized based on a set of data, such as population figures, rather than land mass. The general shapes and relative locations of countries or regions are drawn similar to a regular map. Remember the cartogram we have seen already in this chapter?

Cool cartograms!

Cool cartograms!

Carbon atlas cartogram

Cartograms from our chapterAnswer the following questions together as a group.What data is your cartogram looking at?Is yours per capita? What does that mean?What countries are largest and what does that mean?Why do you think these countries are so large?What does each square represent on your cartogram?Are there any surprises here? What did you expect or not expect?

Edmodo work/fun Log in to edmodo and FIRST: Answer the poll questions! We are going to construct cartograms tomorrow based on this data!SECOND: Complete your edmodo assignmentOpen the SHOW WORLD weblinkUse the cartogram generator to answer the questionsMAKE SURE YOU SUBMIT YOUR ASSIGNMENT by clicking Turn in rather than reply. Do NOT type in the reply box.Title: 6th Grade Boys in World Language, 2014

Map key includes:DuPont HR :Lundak HR:Miller HR:Brown HR:1 sq= 1% of the classOur Team CartogramData to mapLundakDark Hair: 50%Light Hair:50%Girl:50%Boy:50%Yes: 62%No:38%

MillerDark Hair: 70%Light Hair:30%Girl:40%Boy:60%Yes: 74%No:26%

BrownDark Hair: 60%Light Hair:40%Girl:44%Boy:56%Yes: 75%No:25%

DuPontDark Hair: 72%Light Hair:28%Girl:67%Boy:33%Yes: 70%No:30%