Geographic Information Systems Research

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Answer questions on this form and upload it.

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Poverty in America:

The first link we will look at presents data from the U.S. Census showing 2012 poverty levels in the United States. The unit of analysis is a Census Tract, which is smaller than a zip code and has a maximum population of 8,000.

http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/01/05/poverty-map/

NOTE The website may ask to know your location. If you approve this, it might automatically zoom the map in on where you’re looking at the site from.

Work with the tools for navigating around the map – zoom in and out, pan throughout the map.