{"id":1414,"date":"2017-10-19T17:35:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T21:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/MapsRUS\/?page_id=1414"},"modified":"2017-10-24T17:17:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T21:17:30","slug":"radford-workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/MapsRUS\/a-map-a-day\/fall-2017-workshops\/radford-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Radford Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"

GeoInquiries\u2122 provide a complete learning package–maps and questions. They were designed for the one computer classroom and users with\u00a0 limited experience with GIS.\u00a0 The interactive activities can also be used by individual and pairs of students. As with any lesson, preparation is the key–preview the activity and anticipate challenges your students may encounter. Note the use of the term inquiry. Maps only answer questions if ask them.\u00a0 Examine the diagram of the geoinquiry process. Maps are the tool geographers use to examine spatial relationships.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Spatial Variation\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
    \nHow are things distributed on the landscape?
    \nWhat patterns are observed?
    \nHow does the distribution of attributes differ within and between maps?<\/li>\n
  2. Spatial Interaction<\/span><\/strong>
    \nHow are places connected?
    \nWhich people, goods and ideas move from one area to another?
    \nHow does the physical landscape facilitate or impede interaction?
    \nHow do people \/government policies upport or inhibit interactions?
    \nWhy do people move?<\/li>\n
  3. Spatial Association
    \n<\/strong>Which “things” have a similar spatial distribution?
    \nHow are “variables” related?\u00a0 e.g., settlements and rivers; per capita GDP and life expectancy
    \n<\/span>To what extent do those relationships help to answer the “why there” question?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There are some basic GIS skills that will equip you with techniques to modify the maps for further exploration. These skills fall into three basic categories—map management, map modification, and authoring.<\/p>\n

    Map Management<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Saving a map<\/li>\n
    2. Sharing a map so that your students can access it without being logged in<\/li>\n
    3. Searching for a map<\/li>\n
    4. Capturing a map’s URL<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Map Modification<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. How to add Map Notes<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Adding layers<\/a><\/li>\n
      3. Change Style-<\/a>-change the symbols on the map<\/li>\n
      4. Filtering<\/a><\/li>\n
      5. Changing the order of the layers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Presentation<\/b><\/p>\n