7.5.4. Ethical Cartography

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is ethical cartography?

   Hint

   Think about the importance of transparency in data.

2. 2.

   Name one principle of ethical cartography.

   Hint

   Consider what it means to mislead people with data.

3. 3.

   What should cartographers avoid to maintain ethical standards?

   • Data alteration
   • Using colors
   • Adding scale

   Hint

   Think about how changing data can misinform.

4. 4.

   True or False: Maintaining source transparency is not necessary in ethical cartography.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Consider why people need to know where data comes from.

5. 5.

   Critically analyze a map that lacks source transparency. What implications might this have in a decision-making scenario?

   Hint

   Reflect on how you determine the validity of what you see in maps.

6. 6.

   Create a map displaying a random variable and indicate how you would communicate uncertainty and source.

   Hint

   Consider how you would explain to others where your data originated.