Population Density In Long Island

The first of three image overlays I chose to include for my project was Population Density. Geographically my project tends to focus on water pollution on the south shore of Long Island. This map does an excellent job at showing the increasing population density in residential neighborhoods on the south shore. It also shows that there is a significant increase in population on the east end of Long Island. The significant increases in population explains the need for efforts to upgrade sewage treatment centers and expand sewer coverage on the east end of Long Island.

For my second photo I chose to include an image overlay of the Distribution of Racial and Ethnic Groups. This map is interesting for several reasons, the biggest reason is that