Map Themes

Natural Resources

People & Society

Business & Economics

Environment & Population

Water Resources

Health and Crime

Historic American Indian Areas

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Listed below and on the left side of the screen are the available Map Themes

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• Create a map or download data.
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Map Themes

Natural Resources

This theme provides a selection of data for a wide range of natural resources in Arizona. The data layers allow the user to explore relationships between climate, water resources, wildlife, vegetation, mineral resources, etc. The information comes primarily from state and federal sources such as the Arizona State Land Department, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Some examples follow:

• Lakes and Streams
• Natural Vegetation
• Mines
• Species Richness (or Diversity) of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians
• Climate
• Riparian Areas and Watersheds

People and Society

This theme includes data layers about people living in Arizona. It focuses on communities such as counties, census tracts, and American Indian areas. The information comes from state and federal sources such as the U.S. Bureau of the Census, and the Arizona Department of Health Services. Using these layers, you can create maps that show the social characteristics of Arizona and its communities. Some examples follow:

• Total population by county, census tract, American Indian area
• Percent of each race by county, by census tract, American Indian Area
• Total number of housing units by county, census tract, county, American Indian area
• 2000 total deaths by county
• 2000 total births by county

Business and Economics

This theme focuses on Arizona's economy and includes employment statistics, agricultural output and mining. It focuses on communities such as counties, census tracts, and American Indian areas. Using this theme will allow you to view the types of products Arizona growers produce as well as the locations of farming and livestock grazing. Additionally, you can map employment rates and business statistics. The information comes primarily from federal sources such as the U.S. Bureau of the Census and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Some examples follow:

• Per capita income (1999) by county, census tract, American Indian area
• Number of businesses by county
• % employment, 16 years or older by county, census tract, American Indian area
• Average size of farm (1997) by county
• Cotton by county in acres (1997)
• Market value of livestock and crops (1997) by county
• Per capita income (1999) by county, census tract, American Indian area
  

Environment and Population

This theme provides a variety of data layers on environmental features and population characteristics. You can create maps that allow you to examine the relationships between people and the environment. It focuses on communities such as counties, census tracts, and congressional districts. The information comes primarily from federal and state sources such as the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources, and the Arizona Dept. of Health Services. You can combine together the percent minorities, location of Superfund sites, and the percent of deaths for selected causes. Some examples follow:

• Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Sites
• Percent of total death for selected causes such as lung cancer, female breast cancer by county
• Percent of each race by census tract, county, congressional district
• Total number of housing units by census tract, county, congressional district

Water Resources

This theme provides a rich resource for water resources and climate. The data layers allow the user to explore relationships between water resources, climate, land subsidence, and ground fissures. The information comes primarily from state and federal sources such as the Arizona Department of Water Resources, National Climatic Data Center, and the Arizona State Land Department. Some examples follow:

• Rivers, streams, lakes and springs
• Riparian areas
• Future Potential Land Subsidence
• Ground Fissures
• Mean Total Precipitation
• Mean Days with Temperatures >= to 90 degrees Fahrenheit
• Land Ownership (federal, state, private, etc.)

Health and Crime

This theme focuses on Health and Crime in Arizona primarily at the county level. Topics include: disease rates, causes of death, crime rates and areas of environmental concern. The information comes primarily from federal and state sources such as Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona Commission on Justice Statistics, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Some examples follow:

• 2000 Valley Fever Incidence Rates
• 2000 Hepatitis Incidence Rates
• 2000 HIV Disease Death Rates
• 2000 Cancer Death Rates
• 2001 Robbery Rates
• 2001 Rape Rates
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's RCRIS Sites (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information)

Historic American Indian Areas

This theme focuses on the changes in American Indian Area boundaries from 1870-2000. The data layers allow the user to explore the changes in reservation boundaries and changes in population during this time period. Water resources and location of mines are also provided. The pre-1990 boundaries were digitized from print maps and the population data is from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1990 and 2000 boundaries and population data are from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.