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Human Geography: Shark Tank: Research Resources

Human Geography, Q3: Shark Tank

Research Resources

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Data Sources

US Government Data & Sources

Census Data: Try looking at profiles of different locations (i.e. "Profile of Fairfax, VA") to see population data and much more on different locations.  Check out zip code specific data. 

Narrative Profiles are short, analytic reports derived from the ACS 5-year estimates. Each Narrative Profile covers 18 different topic areas and provides text and bar charts to display highlights of selected social, economic, housing and demographic estimates for a selected geographic area.
if you are interested in exploring the census data further, check out some of the infographics on this site (only after you have explored profiles in 2 above sites)

 

TIPS & TRICKS FOR SHARK TANK RESEARCH

 

In-text Citations For Census

  • If the same author (which many of your citations will be) Examples:
    • (U.S. Census Bureau, “Population Pyramid: 22101”)
    • (U.S. Census Bureau, “Narrative Profiles: 22101”)
 

NoodleTools Citations: Difference between facts citations and charts/infographics citations

  • For Census Data:

    • Enter author as U.S. Census Bureau 
    • Enter publisher as USA.gov

  • Facts

    • Websites → Webpage
      • Yellow section on left

  • Charts, Infographics & Maps

    • Websites → Map, Chart, Table, Infographic (Born Digital)
      • Green section in middle
      • Use this format for all maps (including Google Maps & ARC-GIS)

 

Other Data Sources

Exploring Different Business Fields

Statistia: Markets

 

Local Resources

Local Resources

Interested in a deeper dive on local business resources?  Check these sites out: