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GIS Mapping (32 Points) GIS Map Practice View the images created with GIS and answer the following questions: (8 points each)   U

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GIS Mapping (32 Points)

GIS Map Practice

View the images created with GIS and answer the following questions: (8 points each)

 

U.S. Population Density licensed under U.S. Census Bureau

 

1.            Use the U.S. Population Density Map. What is the largest population listed for Alabama per square mile? What do we know about these locations? 

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2.            Use the U.S. Population Density Map. Which area of the United States has the lowest population? Why do you think this area has a smaller population?

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 3.           Use the image from NASA the Earth at night. This map was made using satellite data. Make some observations about what you see and think it means.

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4. Explain the importance of layers in the creation of a digital map using GIS.

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