Cartography lab.

Here's my sad, sad attempt at an isarithmic map. (One of annual precipitation in Georgia, as a matter of fact.)

I don't have a scanner, but I do have a webcam.

In case anyone is curious as to what an isarithmic map is, sit down and I shall tell you a tale!
An isarithmic map is also known as a contour map. This is because there are contours lines that help to show distinctions between areas in which various levels of whatever phenomenon the map is dealing with. Isarithmic maps are often shaded or colored. Mine was done with crayon, because I have limited cartography supplies.

This particular isarithmic map shows temperature patterns for the US.

There are several other incredibly exciting kinds of maps, about which I shall now write!

Take, for instance, the proportional symbol map.
It's one of my preferred, because there are simply symbols placed on the map that grow in relation to the data. It's really rather intuitive. (Bigger blobs = bigger numbers.)
Check out this blob-wrought proportional symbol map!



I find this one particularly amusing, because it's a map of places that are willing to teach you about maps.

Last, but not necessarily least, is the dot density map.
Break down the words to understand. Dot- So there will be dots. Density- so the density, probably of aforementioned dots, will be relevant. Map- yep, still talking about maps.
So the more dots that are in a given area, the higher amount of the data being tracked.



So, this map shows the population of the US. Areas with a whole bunch of dots (yeah, that's the scientific term) have higher populations. It's similar to the proportional symbol map, except, instead of the dots getting bigger, they become more numerous.



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Now, let's play with Google Maps!



The first one is of my family's homestead. My great-grandfather owned a notable plot of land, and now all of the Landrums refuse to leave it. Which I love, because it's home.




The second photo is of my hometown happy place. There's a waterfall that my friends and I always debauched around. (Everyone who went to High Shoals Baptist Church, where I used to attend, used to be baptized in this waterfall. There are too many smashed liquor bottles in it now to be traipsing around barefoot.)



The final picture is of Las Lajas Resort at the Playa Las Lajas in Panama, and it's my happy place. We stumbled upon it after several days of no showering and hiking the jungle. There's an infinity pool! The ocean! Fancy bar! Delicious food! Hot water! Air conditioning! It is heaven.(Although it doesn't look like much on Google Earth.)