Lab 1: Maps

 This map is from http://japantownatlas.com/map-losangeles2.html. It is a map of Downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo, and Boyle Heights. This map not only provides some street names but train routes as well. Although it does not show Boyle Heights as descriptive as Little Tokyo or Downtown Los Angeles, it shows the proximity between the areas, illustrating how easy it is to travel throughout Los Angeles. This map is interesting because of the details it provides about public transportation. I think that by providing this information, this map encourages people to take public transportation.

This map is from http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ivgcf/directions.html. It is a fairly simple map to UCLA with only 4 main streets identified. The map has UCLA as a landmark as well as the two main freeways surrounding the school. I think this map is interesting because it highlights the importance of the freeway system in Los Angeles. It assumes that everyone knows about the freeways because of the heavy car influenced culture we live in. Therefore, it emphasizes the freeways and uses them as a reference.

    This map is from http://mappery.com/UCLA-Map. Unlike the previous map, this map gives a much more detailed view of UCLA. It has the exact shape of the buildings as well as their names. It also gives the names of the streets surrounding the campus. This map is the only one out of the three to provide a key. This map is interesting because of all the details it provides. However, despite all the details, this map just informs people about how to get to the building. Once inside the building, one must search for a new map to guide them to the room they wish to go to.

Magdalena Ceja

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