Problem:  Create a map for the Dean of College of Natural Resources that shows the geographic distribution of the NCSU CNR Students' home states.

Procedure Log:

Data:   ArcView shapefile provided by NCSU Library:

	states2.shp - Map of the 48 Contiguous United States (polygons)
	
        dBase file provided by the NCSU Dean of College of Natural Resources

	cnr_students.dbf - Data of Students enrolled in the NCSU College of Natural Resources (database)

	map units for all shapefiles:  Decimal degrees


Use the Data Frame Properties dialog to set the Map of the Contiguous United States to the U.S.A. Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic Projection:

	Target layer:  states2.shp
	Selection option:  Click the "Coordinate System" tab
	Method:  Predefined-->Projected Coordinate Systems-->Continental-->North America-->U.S.A. Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic
	Result:  The Map of the 48 Contiguous United States is now presented in the U.S.A. Contiguous Albers Equal Area Conic Projection.

Use the Editor toolbar to add data to the CNR Student Database:

	Target layer:  cnr_students.dbf
	Method:  Right-Click the cnr_students layer
	Selection option:  Open
	Method:  Open the Tools Dropdown Menu
	Selection option:  Editor Toolbar
	Method:  Click the Down Arrow in the Editor Dropdown Menu
	Selection option:  Start Editing
	Method:  Double click the Student Attribute field located in the Wyoming record.
		 Key 2 in the Student Attribute field and hit the enter button.
	Method:  Click the Down Arrow in the Editor Dropdown Menu
	Selection option:  Stop Editing
	Method:  Click "Yes" to Save Your Edits.
		 Exit out of the Attributes Dialog Box.
	Result:  Wyoming has 2 students enrolled in the NCSU CNR Program.

Use the Joins and Relates feature to join the CNR Student Database to the Map of the 48 Contiguous United States:

	Method:  Join attributes from a table
	Target layer:  states2.shp
	Method:  Choose the field that the join will be based on
	Selection option:  STATE_NAME
	Method:  Choose the table to join this layer
	Selector layer:  cnr_students
	Method:  Choose the field in the table to base the join on
	Selection option:  STATE_NAME
	Method:  Click the OK icon.
	Result:  The CNR Student Database (cnr_students.dbf) is joined to the Map of the 48 Contiguous United States (states2.shp).

	
Use the Layer Properties dialog to display the number of CNR Students across the 48 Contiguous United States in 5 categories using a Orange-Blue Color Ramp (Use White as the color for the states that have no students enrolled in the program):

	Target layer:  states2.shp
	Selection option:  Symbology Tab
	Selection option:  Quantities-->Graduated colors
	Method:  Right Click Color Ramp
	Selection option:  Properties
	Method:  Left-Click 1st Algorithmic Color Ramp
	Selection option:  Color 1 = White
			   Color 2 = Orange
			   Algorithm = CIE Lab
			   Click the OK icon button.
	Method:  Left-Click 2nd Algorithmic Color Ramp
	Selection option:  Color 1 = Orange
			   Color 2 = Blue
			   Algorithm = CIE Lab
			   Click the OK icon button.
	Method:  Value fields
	Selection option:  cnr_students.STUDENTS
	Method:  Classes
	Selection option:  5
	Method:  Click the "Apply" icon.
	Result:  The map scale is set to display the CNR Student Data in 5 categories on the map of the 48 Contiguous United States.
	
Use the Statistics dialog to determine the number of CNR Students and the Mean amount of CNR Students per state:

	Target layer:  cnr_students.dbf
	Method:  Right-click the STUDENTS field.
	Selection option:  Statistics
	Result #1:  The total number of CNR Students enrolled at NCSU is 120.
	Result #2:  The mean number of CNR students per state is 2.5.
	
Use the export feature in the File Drop-down menu to make a JPEG image that displays the Geographic Distribution of NCSU CNR Students.

	Method:  Export Map
	Target file:  assign5.jpg
	Selection option:  JPEG (*.jpg)
	Result:  A file is created as assign5.jpg which displays the Geographic Distribution of NCSU CNR Students.