Module 5: Choropleth Mapping

Module 4: Choropleth Mapping

For this week's map, I used ArcGIS to create a map showing wine consumption per capita compared with population densities across European countries. For this map, I created a population density map of most European countries based on people per square kilometer. A few countries were excluded from this due to very large populations, as they were too small to appear on the map, making the data difficult to interpret. Next, I added wine consumption in liters per capita, placed top through smaller individual markers, also with a few countries being excluded due to size. After this, the colors were chosen for good contrast, and labels were placed, and map details were added. 

The purpose of this lab was to develop our skills in making a map presentation with new forms of data. And practicing different types of data interpretations. The final adjustments took over three hours, as for some reason the labeling program took up 97% of my computer's memory, and the final image is still processing for export as I write this. This was very unexpected, as I have a powerful laptop. However, I have been fortunate enough to have no crashes throughout this project.