Exercise 4 - Zack Shields

I received a map of Los Angeles and Vicinity. The map includes the Freeway System & Major Streets, plus a Downtown Map and Places of Interest. It truly is the "CITY IN YOUR POCKET" as one of the many bolded titles on the front of the map informs you. This map is also partially translated in Spanish, as California has a strong Mexican population. The map shows the major freeways and major streets around Los Angeles and surrounding area. The map utilizes a system of overlapping to display the information. The freeway system stands out , and reads on top of the smaller major streets. The names of the different communities around Los Angeles are highlighted in a bolded blue text that still reads well when layered over the freeways and major streets. This is important because there are so many different districts/townships around Los Angeles.

When you flip the map over there is a more detailed map of the Los Angeles downtown. Major Hotels and Post offices are highlighted with small red symbols in this map. This side of the map is also where you find the list of Places of Interest in and around Los Angeles. To find these places of interest on the map you have to find the corresponding numbered red or green dot on either the large map or the zoomed in downtown map. Red dots are for downtown; green dots are for the bigger map. This map is truly designed for tourist as it tries to pack in so much information. The map is easy enough to use as a result and would be useful to a visitor of Southern California.