Overall Lab Requirements

For Lab 5, you will create three pairs of maps, each pair as its own full-page map layout. In total, you will have three separate pages. Two maps will appear on each page. You will also write a short reflection statement about each pair of maps.

• For each pair, use the same map positioning and scale within each frame; one scale bar for both maps.
• Prepare balanced page layouts with all elements suitably sized and balanced negative space – no pinched elements or visual collisions.
• Attend to text hierarchy: overall title, subtitles, legend title(s), legend class labels, scale, data source, and name. Use thoughtful and efficient wording when labeling map elements.

Deliverables

Map Pair One: Use a Sequential Color Scheme

• Choose two related variables to map from the S7201 Selected Characteristics of Health Insurance 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables. Do not just choose two age groups (e.g., 18-under; 19-25 years).
• Select class breaks manually: Create dot plots in Microsoft Excel and draw appropriate breaks using your eye to judge the data; enter these as manual breaks in ArcGIS Pro (instructions on how to do this is in the Lab 5 Visual guide).

• Use a sequential color scheme and one legend for both maps.
• Include a short write-up (100+ words) which includes a screenshot of your dot plot with lines drawn to demonstrate the breaks you chose, as well as a short description of how you selected these breaks. Also, include a screenshot of the symbology pane for both maps.

Map Pair Two: Use a Diverging Color Scheme

• Re-create your maps from map pair one using a diverging color scheme.
• Choose a critical break or class using external information – something that cannot be calculated from the provided data alone (example: U.S. average); adjust other class breaks accordingly.
• Use one well-designed legend for both maps.
• Include a short write-up (100+ words) describing the critical break or class you chose and why. You may also discuss why you selected this particular color scheme.

Map Pair Three: Unclassed vs Classed Maps (Choose your own appropriate color scheme)

• Choose one of the maps from map pairs one and two and create two more maps of this data – unlike in the previous layouts you made, these two maps will show the same data/topic.
• One of the maps should be an unclassed map; one should be classed.
• For the classed map, choose a classification method available in ArcGIS Pro – do not manually adjust the class breaks created, but ensure this method is appropriate for the data you are mapping.
• Include a well-designed legend for each map.
• Include a short write-up (100 words) that describes why you chose the classification method you did, and how you think its effectiveness compares to that of the unclassed map.

Submission Instructions

• You will have three map layout PDFs to submit. Each will contain one map pair using the naming conventions outlined below.

• • Map Layout/Pair 1: LastName_Lab5_MapPair1.pdf
  • Map Layout/Pair 2: LastName_Lab5_MapPair2.pdf
  • Map Layout/Pair 3: LastName_Lab5_MapPair3.pdf

• Include your write-ups (all three in one document as a separate PDF.

• • Lab Write-up: LastName_Lab5_WriteUp.pdf

• • • Remember that your write-up should include three 100+ word write-ups for each section (300+ words in total) – these write-ups should defend your data classification and color scheme choices. The write-up for your first pair of maps should also include an image of your dot plot with annotated breaks, and screenshots of the Symbology Pane in ArcGIS Pro for both maps.