Lesson 5: Making Great Maps

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Lesson 5, Lecture 1
Making Great Maps
Layout and Symbolization
Lesson 5, Lecture 2
Choosing Colors
Data Classification
Text on Maps
Video Activity
Mapping Assignment
Discussion Prompts

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Maps and the Geospatial Revolution

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Maps and the Geospatial Revolution
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Lesson 1: The Geospatial Revolution
Lesson 2: Spatial is Special
Lesson 3: Understanding Spatial Data
Lesson 4: Doing Spatial Analysis
Lesson 5: Making Great Maps
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Author and Instructor: Anthony C. Robinson, Department of Geography and John A. Dutton e-Education Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University

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