Update maps_exercise.ipynb

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Author: andrewhnberry

maps_exercise.ipynb

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "* print top 5 rows of world data-frame"
+    "**Print the top 5 rows of world dataframe.**"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "* remove continents which have only one country in data-frame\n"
+    "**Remove continents which have only one country in dataframe.**\n"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": null,
+   "execution_count": 1,
    "metadata": {
     "ExecuteTime": {
      "end_time": "2020-04-23T18:44:33.661829Z",
@@ -68,20 +68,23 @@
    },
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
-    "# continents with only one country\n",
-    "\n",
-    "\n",
-    "\n",
-    "# remove these continents\n",
-    "\n"
+    "# continents with only one country\n"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "# remove these continents"
    ]
   },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "* create dataframe with top 3 most populated countries from each continent\n",
-    "* store the result in data-frame with name 'world_filtered'"
+    "**Create dataframe with top 3 most populated countries from each continent and store the result in dataframe with name 'world_filtered'.**\n"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "* print 'world_filtered' data-frame"
+    "**Print the 'world_filtered' dataframe.**"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -119,10 +122,14 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "## Part I: \n",
-    "Create choropleth map of world:\n",
-    "   - using **Geopandas**\n",
-    "   - using **Plotly**\n",
+    "-----------------\n",
+    "## Part I: Create a choropleth map of world:\n",
+    "\n",
+    "   - First using **Geopandas**\n",
+    "       - Note: Geopandas may not work well on your computers, especially on Windows computers, it is advised to use Google Collab for this assignment. \n",
+    "   - Second using **Plotly**\n",
+    "       - Note: Plotly may not work well on Jupyter Labs, it is advised to use Jupyter Notebooks or Google Collab for the plotly portion. \n",
+    "\n",
     "\n",
     "> #### Notes\n",
     "> * the colors of countries from 'world_filtered' are based on population\n",
@@ -150,6 +157,7 @@
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "\n",
+    "\n",
     "# add the rest of the countries"
    ]
   },
@@ -160,13 +168,6 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": []
   },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "markdown",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "source": [
-    "### Plotly"
-   ]
-  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
@@ -181,6 +182,13 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": []
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "### Plotly"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,
@@ -206,13 +214,14 @@
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "## Part II:\n",
+    "-----------\n",
+    "## Part II: More Geopandas\n",
     "\n",
     "In Geopandas:\n",
     "\n",
     "* add New York, Berlin, Paris, Toronto, Calgary, Tokyo to the map you have created before\n",
-    "* to get geometry of these cities use gpd.tools.geocode(['New York', 'Berlin', 'Paris','Toronto', 'Calgary', 'Tokyo'])\n",
-    "* if you do not have geopy library instaled, install it with the following command in the jupyter notebook cell `!pip install geopy`"
+    "    * to get geometry of these cities use the function, **gpd.tools.geocode**(['New York', 'Berlin', 'Paris','Toronto', 'Calgary', 'Tokyo'])\n",
+    "    * if you do not have the geopy library instaled, install it with the following command **in the jupyter notebook cell** `!pip install geopy` "
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -284,7 +293,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.7.6"
+   "version": "3.7.9"
   },
   "toc": {
    "base_numbering": 1,