Lab One

For my first lab, I produced a map that displays the 2009 Gross Domestic Products (GDP) for each state in the United States. I used a green color ramp because we associate green with money. In hindsight, I should have used GDP per capita instead of total GDP because one, standardized data is more appropriate for a choropleth map, and two, it would have made for a more interesting visualization. The map I made above is easily explained by citing population figures.