Week 8, Lab 7

This map represents the percent of Asian population by county.  It is clear that the Asian populations are greatest within California and parts of Washington.  There does not seem to exist a large representation of Asian people by percentage within the middle of America.  It appears that Asian populations are great in parts of the East Coast as well.  The amount of Asian populations in California is representative of the Gold Rush Era in California, and possibly immigrants that resulted from war. 

The black population by percentage is greatest within the South.  I am surprised that there is not a larger Black population within California or New York.  I would think that Los Angeles alone would represent a greater density of the black population.  It could be that the amount of diversity present in both New York and California make it so that the black population is not the greatest percentage.  Instead, it may be that there is a certain amount of equality of all races.  The abundance of Blacks in the South is also attributed to United States History, in which Black populations where enslaved and brought to the south in the 1800s.   

This map represents some other race in percentage by county.  I am curious as to what exactly some other race truly represents.  I am assuming it is mostly representing a mixed race of people.  It could also represent the hispanic population.  By percentage, it is clear that this is greatest within the South East.

All maps are based upon data gathered by the US Census in 2000.  They represent percentage of Black, Asian, and Some Other Race populations broken down by county.  I believe that the map series would have been more complete with an analysis and further break down of the data that is captured as "some other race".  I also believe that it would have helped to see the white population as well.  

I thought that this lab was interesting and useful.  I am becoming proud of my increased comfort and skill with the ArcGIS software.  Through this lab, I used data in excel sheets that were joined with other data and attribute tables to produce colorful maps to display population by percentage.