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Chapter 7 Using GIS to Make a Map
Final Layout Checklist
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The contiguous 48 states (without Alaska and Hawaii) United States
population per square mile, classified, and displayed with an appropriate color scheme
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States shown in a different (and appropriate) projection than the
default
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Appropriate map legend, with all items listed with normal names
(the legend should not be called “legend” and should be appropriate
size, font, number of columns, and so on)
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Scale bar
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Appropriate title (don’t use the words “map” or “title” in your title)
and appropriate size and font
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A north arrow of appropriate size and position
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Type (your name, the date, the source of the data) in an appropriate
size and font
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Overall map design (appropriate borders, color schemes, balance of
items and placement, and so on)