code: def read_in_admin1(filepath):
      
      with open(filepath) as admin1file:
          admin1_dict = json.loads(admin1file.read())
      return admin1_dict
docs: Small helper function to read in a admin1 code <--> admin1 name document.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      filepath: string
                path to the admin1 mapping JSON. This file is usually
                mordecai/resources/data/admin1CodesASCII.json
  
      Returns
      -------
      admin1_dict: dictionary
                   keys are country + admin1codes, values are names
                   Example: "US.OK" : "Oklahoma"
                   Example: "SE.21": "Uppsala"