United States Population

The following map, provided by MAPOFUSA.NET, illustrates the population density within the United States of America from data collected from the 2000 Census. The map provides an outline of the entire country and is divided by their respective states. Each state is divided into tiny broken shapes with different shades of red. The darker the red appears, the higher density of population located within its space. Vice versa, the lighter shade of red means the less population within its location. The distribution of population within the map is extremely dispersed to the East and West regions of the country. However, the middle area of the United States has the lightest shading, representing the least amount of population. On the East side of the map there are a myriad of dark-red clusters surrounded by lighter shades of red. On the East population is a lot more dispersed, unlike the West where the majority of population is located only within 3 to 4 states. I find it surprising that the Eastern Region of the United States has the highest population in a large number of states. I did not really know the distribution but it seems a lot more dense than I had imagined.

Geographical Map of the United States

The geographical map of North America provides an illustrated terrain of Canada, United States, and Mexico. The map portrays the general landforms and how each country is connected geographically. The United States has a broad mountainous region from the West expanding to the middle of the country. This can explain the interlinking of population dispersion within the country and why there is an extremely low density of population found in the mountains. In the Eastern region there is less mountainous terrain which can explain the reason behind higher population. This explains the less valleys in the East Coast. I find it surprising how much affect geographical terrain can have on the people living within the country. I did not know a large amount of land is a result of mountains and valleys, which gives the country a unique scenery.

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National Highway System [United States]

The following National Highway System Map of the United States, provided by Wikipedia, includes the Inter State Highways in the blue bold line that represents the transportation system for the United Sates. Interestingly, there are more highways and intersections on the Eastern region of the United States. Unfortunately, the West Side does not have many highways. California, however, seems to have the most highway activity with intersections in Los Angeles and Northern Caifornia. In the Mid West, highways are scarce because of the mountainous region and the difficulty of having Interstate Highways across mountains and valleys. I find this map very useful because my family enjoys traveling within the country. Major cities in the country are portrayed as "hotspots" with a blue dot, demonstrating highway intersections. This map does a great job in presenting the Interstate Highway connectivity within the United States.


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