Assignment background

In this assignment, you will be working with a dataset containing information about

congressional districts of the state of California. The dataset includes various

attributes such as district identifiers, population, area, geographic boundaries, and

demographic data like Citizen Voting Age Population $($CVAP$)$ and racial$/$ethnic

breakdowns. Your task is to use the Geopandas library in Python to analyze and

visualize this data to gain insights into the characteristics and spatial relationships

of the congressional districts in the state. The data for each state can be accessed

through this $($link$).$ You can refer to the column definitions here: $($link$).$

Hints

You are supposed to visualize the data using Choropleth maps. A choropleth map is a

type of map that uses different colors or shading patterns to represent different

values or levels of a particular characteristic within specific areas, such as countries,

states, or counties. The intensity of the color or shading corresponds to the

magnitude of the attribute being mapped, allowing for easy visual comparison

between different regions.

Assignment due

Assigned: $4^{th}$ April $2024$

Due: ${11}^{th}$ April $2024-11$:$59$ pm

District Area Analysis

Objective:

Calculate and visualize the areas of the districts to identify the largest and smallest districts

by area.

Tasks:

Use the AREA column to find the largest and smallest districts $-1$ point

Create a choropleth map showing the area of each district. $-2$ points

Population Density Calculation

Objective:

Calculate the population density for each district and visualize these densities using a

choropleth map.

Hints:

Population density is a measurement that quantifies the number of people living

within a given geographic area. It is typically expressed as the number of individuals

per unit of area.

Task:

Calculate the population density for each district using the POPULATION and AREA

columns. $-1$ point

Create a choropleth map displaying the population density of each district. $-2$ points

Identify the district with the highest population density and discuss how population

density might impact resource allocation or urban planning within the state. $1$ point

Data is from redistrictingdatahub for $2021$ California Congressional Districts Approved Plan Shape File