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Final Portfolio Project Julie Sowka Geography 280 Fall 2002 Stevens Point Plover Wisconsin River 51 66 This is my neighborhood. Porter Road Hoover Aven ue Airline Road Ashwood Drive Chippewa Drive Hickory Drive Eighth Street Seventh Street My Home: 1021 Ashwood Drive Stevens Point, Wisconsin My hometown of Julie Sowka University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Geography 280 A History of Stevens Point Stevens Point began in the mid-19th century as a logging town. It is named for its founder George Stevens. After the signing in 1836 of the Lumberman's Treaty with the Menomonie Indians which allowed logging and saw milling along the Wisconsin River, Stevens purchased a shack in the area to house logging supplies. By 1844 the first land entry for Stevens Point had been made, it was an established town by 1847, and had a population of 200 by 1850. The town was incorporated in 1858. In addition to a strong history of logging, Stevens Point's development also is due in large part to the railroad, Old Wisconsin Central Railroad (Sooline). Today, Stevens Point boasts a very diversified economy with industries such as dairy, beef, forest products, cranberry production, and agriculture. Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,2002 ME Majors: Land Use Geography and Biology Minor: Environmental Science Hobbies: Running, biking, hiking, camping, reading, listening to music, crocheting, making jewelry. This poster is a collection of the work I did during my semester in Geography 280: Introduction to Cartography. We started out easy, making maps of our hometown, learning how to add labels, text, and other items to maps. We then moved on to data presentation and analysis by making maps of the 2000 presidential election data in Wisconsin. Our next task was creating maps from aerial photos. We spent the most time on this project because the pen tool is a hard skill to grasp. Even after hours and hours of practice, I still don't think I have a full mastery of this delicate tool. But, I did learn a lot this semester about map making and the processes included in it. I also learned it can be a fun and very rewarding experience! Percent 2.0 - 2.8 2.9 - 3.5 3.6 - 4.3 4.4 - 5.2 5.3 - 6.3 Percent Nader By County One dot represents 1,000 votes Bush Votes ´ 29.5 - 39.0 39.1 - 44.9 45.0 - 49.4 49.5 - 58.2 58.3 - 77.0 Percent Gore By County For the percent Nader data, I chose to make a chloropleth map. I chose the natural breaks classification with five classes. I exported the map to Adobe Illustrator and changed the colors in the legend. I darkened the class with the highest percent Nader votes so that those counties would stand out even more. To show which candidate won each county, I chose to make a pie map. While looking at the three maps for each candidate, it is not apparent who won the 2000 election. The pie map is useful because it allows comparison of the three candidates in one map. For the Bush votes data, I chose to use the dot map. The dot map is useful for counting data, such as votes, which is why I chose it. I chose a lighter color for the county lines so that they did not interfere with the dot color and the pattern of the dots could be easily seen. I also chose a lighter color for the state of Wisconsin so that the dots burn a clear pattern into the reader's mind. For the percent Gore data, I chose to make a graduated symbol map. This map is similar to the chloropleth map, except it uses shapes of different size to show variation rather than color. I chose a lighter color for the state of Wisconsin and a darker color for the circles in order for a clear pattern to stand out to the reader. I also chose a lighter color for the outline of the circles so that the circles would be easier to see in case of BUSH GORE NADER Who Won Each County? Election 2000 Julie Sowka Geography Geography 280 Fall 2002
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Final Portfolio Project Julie SowkaGeography 280 Fall 2002
Stevens Point
PloverW
isconsin River
51
66
This is myneighborhood.
Porter Road
Hoov
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venu
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Airline Road
Ashw
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Drive
Chippewa Drive
Hickory Drive
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th S
treet
Seve
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My Home:1021 Ashwood Drive
Stevens Point, WisconsinMy hometown of
Julie Sowka University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Geography 280
A History of Stevens PointStevens Point began in the mid-19th century as a logging town. It is named for its founder George Stevens. After the signing in 1836 of the Lumberman's Treaty with the Menomonie Indians which allowed logging and saw milling along the Wisconsin River, Stevens purchased a shack in the area to house logging supplies. By 1844 the first land entry for Stevens Point had been made, it was an established town by 1847, and had a population of 200 by 1850. The town was incorporated in 1858. In addition to a strong history of logging, Stevens Point's development also is due in large part to the railroad, Old Wisconsin Central Railroad (Sooline). Today, Stevens Point boasts a very diversified economy with industries such as dairy, beef, forest products, cranberry production, and agriculture.
Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau,2002
MEMajors: Land Use Geography and Biology
Minor: Environmental Science
Hobbies: Running, biking, hiking, camping, reading, listening to music, crocheting, making jewelry.
This poster is a collection of the work I did during my semester in Geography 280: Introduction to Cartography. We started out easy, making maps of our hometown, learning how to add labels, text, and other items to maps. We then moved on to data presentation and analysis by making maps of the 2000 presidential election data in Wisconsin. Our next task was creating maps from aerial photos. We spent the most time on this project because the pen tool is a hard skill to grasp. Even after hours and hours of practice, I still don't think I have a full mastery of this delicate tool. But, I did learn a lot this semester about map making and the processes included in it. I also learned it can be a fun and very rewarding experience!
Percent
2.0 - 2.8
2.9 - 3.5
3.6 - 4.3
4.4 - 5.2
5.3 - 6.3
Percent Nader By County
One dot represents1,000 votes
Bush Votes
´
29.5 - 39.0
39.1 - 44.9
45.0 - 49.4
49.5 - 58.2
58.3 - 77.0
Percent Gore By County
For the percent Nader data, I chose to make a chloropleth map. I chose the
natural breaks classification with five classes. I exported the map
to Adobe Illustrator and changed the colors in the legend. I darkened the class with the highest percent Nader votes so that those counties would stand out even more.
To show which candidate won each county, I chose to make a pie map. While looking at the three maps for each candidate, it is not apparent who won the 2000 election. The pie map is useful because it allows comparison of the three candidates in one map.
For the Bush votes data, I chose to use the dot map. The dot map is useful for counting data, such as votes, which is why I chose it. I chose a lighter color for the county lines so that they did not interfere with the dot color and the pattern of the dots could be easily seen. I also chose a lighter color for the state of Wisconsin so that the dots burn a clear pattern into the reader's mind.
For the percent Gore data, I chose to make a graduated symbol map. This map is similar to the chloropleth map,
except it uses shapes of different size to show variation rather than color. I chose a
lighter color for the state of Wisconsin and a darker color for the circles in order for a
clear pattern to stand out to the reader. I also chose a lighter color for the outline of the circles so
that the circles would be easier to see in case of
BUSH
GORE
NADER
Who WonEach County?
Election 2000Julie SowkaGeography
Geography 280 Fall 2002
