North Carolina Choropleth Map
Description: The purpose of this activity is to introduce manual choropleth mapping with Microsoft Excel and Adobe Illustrator CS5.
Method: Access the data in Excel, calculate the class breaks, use the Illustrator file for choropleth mapping needs. Produce four maps on one Illustrator document. Include a title, name, data source, base map source, datum and coordinate system data, same color scheme for the 2 absolute number maps, and another color scheme for the 2 percentage maps.
Method: Access the data in Excel, calculate the class breaks, use the Illustrator file for choropleth mapping needs. Produce four maps on one Illustrator document. Include a title, name, data source, base map source, datum and coordinate system data, same color scheme for the 2 absolute number maps, and another color scheme for the 2 percentage maps.