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Zhi Zhen

Lab 9 – Make a Map and Conduct Spatial Analysis

Question – What area/neighborhood in Philadelphia has the highest percentage of household incomes over 100,000? Why do you think that is?

The King of Prussia Area has the highest percentage of household incomes over 100000. Because that part is dark green.

Question – Which Census Tract in Philadelphia has the highest percentage of household incomes over 100,000?

I guess It is west part of Philadelphia (Radnor Township).

Map Analysis/Creation #2

Question – What is the difference between incomes in Manhattan and Philadelphia? Why do you think this is?

People in Manhattan have higher overall median income than people in Philadelphia. Most parts of Manhattan show as dark green.

Map Analysis/Creation #3

Question: What pattern do you see on the map? Explain it.

People in Temple Area are generally younger, most of them are students. Dark colors are mainly concentrated in the south of the map (Spring Garden Area). I guess most people from there have their job.

Map Analysis #4 (Just answer questions here – you don’t have to include the map)

Please look at the national scale with states as the unit and shaded area as the visualization type and answer the following questions.

1. Travel Time to Work 2015: What state has the highest percentage of workers over the age 16 years that travel 60 to 89 minutes to work?

NY

2. Please explain the pattern you see on the map – why do you think some states have higher commute times than others?

Because of population density. Many people are willing to work in New York Area. This makes the traffic situation in New York very poor, people will spend more time on commuting.

3. Occupation – Industry by Occupation for employed civilian population 16 years or older – What part of the country has the most folks who are employed in manufacturing?

North of US (IA, WI, IN, MI, IN, OH)

4. How did these states vote in the last Presidential Election? (Find this information somewhere else)

These states dominate the election results, they are advocates of the new president.

5. Zoom into the state of Pennsylvania. Pick County as the unit. Choose ancestry. You will see that there are many groups to choose from. Below analyze the distribution of 3 ancestry groups in Pa. Describe where these groups dwell, and try to do some outside research about the kinds of neighborhoods or settlement patterns they exhibit. Googling helps.

American: nucleated settlements

Indian: linear settlements

European: dispersed settlement