Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Lab 1

London Underground



a.) http://www.britainbyrail.co.uk/images/Photos/London%20Underground%20Tube%20Map.gif

b.) London Underground Metro Line Map

c.) The London Underground map has non-geographic layout with simple color coded metro lines. There are also different zone numbers leading away from the center. You have circle dots to tell you where you can change metro lines. Airports are also accessible by Underground. There are also symbol of connection to national railroad systems and riverboats. What stands out the most on the map that you do not see on other metro maps is wheelchair accessible stations. This shows that London Underground caters to the handicap, which makes it really interesting to me.

The Underground has 270 stations that extends to across 250 miles of track. Now it is consider one of the longest metro system in world.

H1N1 Outbreak


a.) http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/flu/by_US_county.html

b.) Confirmed Cases of H1N1 in U.S.

c.) Not everyone knows how seriously the H1N1 flu has affected us or even how many cases there are around us in our own hometown. This a great map to see how many confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, the location, and what age group are affected. This map shows how much technology has advance forward from early computer ages. Nowadays we have continuously updates status of outbreaks around the world with one touch of a button.

The Human Body by Lost


a.) http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q102/lostatlimbo/human_body_large.jpg
b.) The Human Body Outline

c.) This map of the human body is the first map that I liked because it is simple and clean. It tells you exactly where everything is located, but maybe not to the tiniest detail. This may not be the best map of the human body for a medical student. The human body map would be great map teaching children where the basic body parts are located.

There is an easy to use legend on top of image. It shows you all the organs and muscles that are either connected by the digestive track, blood veins, and airways.