Ready to make one?

I’M A PRO AT CARTOS!

1. Share Personal Prezis2. Video about Lost Boys of Sudan3. Brainstorm topics for cartograms

4. Discuss with class5. Research/collect data6. Start creating your cartogram!7. Free time? Probably not.

TODAY

Cartogram based on a set of data of your choice

Has to have At least 6 countries or states (some larger, some smaller)

Map key, compass rose, title, labels, color

Countries should be the GENERAL shape they are in reality

Has to be neat and accurateSites to use:

CARTOGRAM

30 pts total Poor Satisfactory Excellent

Countries/States

8 pts

0-4 countries or states showing little to no variety

4-6 countries or states that do not show variety, only the large data or only the small data

6 or more countries or states that show variety of data, some large, some small

Accuracy

8 pts

Placement and shape of countries or states is inaccurate

Some countries or states are inaccurately shaped or placed

All countries or states are in the correct place and show the correct shape

Parts of

cartogram

8 pts

Multiple elements missing, scale incorrect

Some elements incorrect or missing, incomplete title, scale is not explained fully

Map key with color coding, accurate scale (1 sq = ?), detailed title, compass rose, labels

Neatness

6 pts

Sloppy lines, illegible, dark or no coloring

Dark coloring, words light or hard to read

Lightly shaded and darkly outlined, writing is dark, spaced well, lines straight

Here is a good example of one that includes everything!

Idaho6

Nevada6

Wyoming18

Number of Taco Bells per State, 2010

Florida8

Virginia4

Maine2

Wyoming-Florida-Idaho-Nevada-Virginia-Maine-

Map Key

1 sq= 2 Taco bell restaurants

N

S

EW

You can see that the states were as close to the actual shape as possible and that

they were in the correct place.

Idaho6

Nevada6

Wyoming18

Number of Taco Bells per State, 2010

Florida8

Virginia4

Maine2

Wyoming-Florida-Idaho-Nevada-Virginia-Maine-

Map Key

1 sq= 2 Taco bell restaurants

N

S

EW

The scale is correct and included in the map key, labels show how many restaurants are in each state (not how many squares are colored

in each state).

1 sq= 2 Taco bell

restaurants

Virginia4

Some of you will be able to do a scale that is simple and requires no math. For example, 1 sq= 1 restaurant. If you have numbers that are high (for example 250!) you cannot do a

simple scale. You need to divide it so that your states or countries are not so huge. Try to

keep shapes to 150 squares or less.

30 pts total Poor Satisfactory Excellent

Countries/States

8 pts

0-4 countries or states showing little to no variety

4-6 countries or states that do not show variety, only the large data or only the small data

6 or more countries or states that show variety of data, some large, some small

Accuracy

8 pts

Placement and shape of countries or states is inaccurate

Some countries or states are inaccurately shaped or placed

All countries or states are in the correct place and show the correct shape

Parts of

cartogram

8 pts

Multiple elements missing, scale incorrect

Some elements incorrect or missing, incomplete title, scale is not explained fully

Map key with color coding, accurate scale (1 sq = ?), detailed title, compass rose, labels

Neatness

6 pts

Sloppy lines, illegible, dark or no coloring

Dark coloring, words light or hard to read

Lightly shaded and darkly outlined, writing is dark, spaced well, lines straight