This map comes from the U.S. 2000 census and shows the income distribution (unequal or equal) throughout the United States. The general pattern of this map reveals that the income disparity is highly correlated with a state's North/South orientation within the U.S. It seems that the Southern states tend to have a higher income disparity. With the exception of Nevada, most of the equal distribution states are clustered in the Northeast. This map appeared interesting to me because it has a loose connection to the politics of those states. The democratic states generally have a more equal income distribution within their population.
The world at night is one of my favor images! The income distribution map is interesting as well. You mention that democratic states have a certain characteristic, but this map doesn't show any information about political affiliation. What do you think could be added to ask questions relating to politics and income differences? Can a GIS organize and display these kind of data?
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me to be much more complicated. look for the truly black areas. New York and Long Island. The eastern seaboard. The entire coastline of Florida. Los Angeles. San Francisco. Seattle. so, what does this tell us about politics?
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