Geog assignment

Lab 4: Deliverable

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1. Recall that you read information about the Census description of poverty given in the lab instructions. If you have not already, read about how poverty is defined and measured.

Based on the information you read, describe in your own words what is meant by the term “poverty universe” and name one group of people that is excluded from it.

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2. You examined a variety of classification schemes and ultimately chose one for your map. The questions below ask you to justify this decision. When answering, look at the map that you’ve inserted for Question 3 below, and discuss the spatial distribution of poverty that you can see in your map. You may wish to use close-up screenshots to draw particular attention to specific areas and locations. One final hint: this may be a good time to draw upon the readings. Be sure to use proper citations!

Which of the classification schemes did you choose for your map, and why do you feel that this scheme works best to represent the distribution of poverty in the US?

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Choose one of the two classification schemes that you did not use and explain why you feel it would have been a poor choice to represent the distribution of poverty in the US.

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3. Insert the figure of your map below.