Module 5 Choropleth map color

I found out I could not upload my pdf files as they are much larger. Instead, these are exported as jpg files.

I set the 5 natural breaks and colors in the select tab. Once I moved it to AI I determined that I could use shift and then select multiple states with the same color instead of having to set the color value for all 50 states individually. Yippee!

I used Albers Equal Area Conic since the extent was above the equator, mostly east and west and I wanted equal area so Alaska had a more natural shape. Higher values are set in the darker color for emphasis. Legend boxes are continuous. I was able to save this map, convert to gray scale color ramp and select colors in AI similar to those in Arcmap.