KariHR01

I guess I am confused as to whether we are supposed to write about the reading or what we learned in our first day of class because I heard both of those. Either way, I will discuss both topics.

Today in class I learned all that information can be as we analyzed the objects passed around. It was refreshing to pick apart objects that we may or may not see everyday but for the most part are still educated and familiar with them. It was a beautiful thing to see the objects from a different perspective when we really thought of all of the possible uses for the objects and what from our previous experience, use, and knowledge of the objects helped us to arrive at such propositions. I also really enjoyed thinking about how the objects are similar and different from other objects that have the same purpose as them. The map that we looked at in class really pertained to the reading and what we learned about data and how to present and organize it. The different maps of the United States showed where certain cancers of men and women were and in which counties the majority of people were. The way that this data was presented was by maps, keys, colors, value, as well as a subtitle of information next to each map explaining what cancer, who, and the time of the survey. The second group of maps showed direction and intensity of trade winds and monsoons of the world in 1686. That map used two pieces of information in one map as well as the one after that shows the deaths in central London in 1854 in which people had died from cholera and correlated the information with the possible source (the Broad Street water pump). The comparison and objective of the mapping was to figure out if the deaths were caused by those who lived near and drank from the water pump.

Most geographical maps are logged and marked in standard and similar processes. Whether it is a graph, map, or timeline, there are always similarities in order to make the maps legible, easy to understand, and useful. Uses such as map keys with color or markings, measurement keys, symbols, size, asterisks with side notes and many other things make up successful maps.