Geography of Thanksgiving:
Mapping What’s for Dinner
The leading GIS software
producer, ESRI, has created a story map showing the locations of where the
staples of the traditional Thanksgiving dinner are produced in the United
States. (Click on the dinner plate to
see the different maps). The four
individual maps detail the locations of turkey production and where sweet
potatoes, green beans, and cranberries are grown.
According to the U.S.
Census Bureau (2007 data), Minnesota is the leader in raising live turkeys with
46.5 million birds. The total number for
the entire United States is 248 million.
Wisconsin produces the most
green beans with 258,320 tons and is also the highest producer of cranberries
with 430 million pounds. North Carolina
produces the most sweet potatoes with 972 million pounds.
The Ball State University
Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) on the second floor of
Bracken Library includes a 28-station computer lab featuring the full suite of
ESRI software for teaching, research, and learning. For more information about using GIS
software, please contact Angela Gibson, GIS Specialist, in the GRMC at
765-285-1097.
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