Map Use, Reading and Interpretation
Department
of
Geography
GEOG
1005
Map
Use,
Reading
and
Interpretation
Course
Instructor:
Dr.
P.C.
Lai
<
pclai@hku.hk>
Teaching
Assistant:
Ms. Sissi
Chen
<
csissi@hku.hk>
Exercise
2
–
Making
thematic
maps
Duration:
2
weeks
Date
of
online
submission:
10
March
2014
Purpose
:
You
are
required
to
explore QGIS,
an
open
–
source
geographic information
system,
to produce
three choropleth
maps.
Select
a
socio
–
economic
indicator
(e.g.,
population
density,
average
income,
gross
national
product,
etc.) and
make
three
maps
using
different
classification
methods.
Each
map
should
come
with
a
title,
a
scale
bar,
and a
legend/key
to explain its
contents.
Examine
the
mapped
dist
ribution
and
comment
on
their effectiveness.
Software/Tools
:
•
Microsoft
Word
or
Powerpoint
2007 or
above
•
QGIS
software
(must
download
and
install
on
device)
•
SnagIt
(screen/image
capture
tool; must
download
and
install
on
device)
Note:
Please consult supplementary
materials
for
Exercise
2
Ta
sks
:
1.
You
are
required
to produce
three
choropleth
maps using
QGIS
.
Filename
Variable
Number
of
classes
Classification
method
Map
1
e.g.,
Population
density
3
–
9
classes
Natural
Break
(Jenks)
Map
2
Same
as
Map
1
Same
as
Map
1
Equal
Interval
Map
3
Same
as
Map
1
Same
as
Map
1
Quantile
(Equal
Count)
2.
Make sure that
each
map
includes
components
specified
in
Step
8
of
the
supplementary
materials
for Exercise
2.
(a)
Paste
all
three
map
images
into
a
Word
document.
(b)
Each
map
should
have
a
meaningful
title
that
indicates
the
content,
place,
and
time
of
the
map.
(c)
Paste
the
legend.
(d)
Add
a
sentence
stating
the
number
of
classes
and
method
of
classification
used
to
make
the
map.
(e)
Add
a
description
about
the
impression
you
get
from the
map,
such
as
the
area(s)
of
concentration
or
the
distribution
pattern.
3.
Compare Maps
1
–
3
and
suggest
which
one
is the
“best” map
based on
your understanding
of
the
map
content.
(150
–
200
words)
GEOG1005
–
Map
Use,
Reading
and
Interpretation
Page
2
of
2
Submission
:
•
Submit the
completed
exercise
no later
than
5 pm
on 07
March
2014
(Friday)
.
•
The
completed
exercise
should
be
prepared
using
word
–
processing
software
in
a
single
document
(with
a
header
line
showing
your
name
and
student
ID
).
Convert
the
document
into
a
PDF
file
for
online
submission.
•
Submit
the
PDF
file
online
via
the
course
Moodle
on
or
before
the
deadline.
A
5%
per
day
penalty
will
be
imposed
on
any
late
submissions in
accordance
with
regulations
of
the
Department
of
Geography.
•
This
exercise
is
NOT
a
group
project,
which
means
that
your
submitted
work
should
reflect
your
own
efforts.
Were
submissions
of
a
twosome
or
a
group
of
students
found
similar
or
identical
(in
wordings,
sentence
structures,
writing
styles
and
illustrations
throughout
the
whole
exercise)
and
the
lecturer
and
TAs
consensually
and
impartially
agreed
that
the
submission
was
either
a
replica
or
a
product
of
group
efforts,
then
the
grade
will
be
divided
equally
by
the
number
of
individuals
suspected
to
be
conspiring
in
that
“similar”
exercise.
This
will
be
effective
without
any
deliberated
inquiries
on
the
students
themselves.
To
avoid
plagiarism
or
misunderstandings
that
your
work
is
a
duplicate
of
others
work,
provide
references
or
citations
to
your
sources,
and
use
your
own
words
(i.e.
paraphrase)
for
any
free
–
form
descriptions
and
explanation.
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