Tag: geography

September 19, 2017 at 11:23 pm

World Map of Countries With Smaller Population Than Uttar Pradesh, India

World Map of Countries With Smaller Population Than Uttar Pradesh, India

If it were a separate country, Uttar Pradesh would be the world’s fifth most populous nation

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July 18, 2017 at 2:13 pm

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

10 Truth Bombs to Drop at your Next Dinner Party

Boom. A mind is blown

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May 25, 2017 at 3:07 pm

15 Subway Maps Compared to Their Actual Geography

15 Subway Maps Compared to Their Actual Geography

Reddit community ‘Data is Beautiful’ created a series of animations comparing subway maps to their actual geography

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December 19, 2016 at 2:24 pm

1+ Random Facts About Every Country in the World

1+ Random Facts About Every Country in the World

There are 195 countries in the world. Here are random facts about each one.

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December 7, 2016 at 11:28 am

This Amazing Visualization Shows How We Got to 7 Billion People on Earth

This Amazing Visualization Shows How We Got to 7 Billion People on Earth

It took 200,000 years for our population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 billion

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October 29, 2016 at 11:30 am

The Differences Between US and European Cities

The Differences Between US and European Cities

Wealthy Americans live in the suburbs; wealthy Europeans live downtown. Why do cities on the two continents have different structures?

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October 25, 2016 at 12:39 pm

An Interactive Map of Every Cargo Ship in the World in 2012

An Interactive Map of Every Cargo Ship in the World in 2012

The heavy lifters of the global economy in motion

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September 28, 2016 at 9:25 am

Canada Mapped by Trails, Roads, Streets and Highways

Canada Mapped by Trails, Roads, Streets and Highways

A detailed look at Canada’s “circulatory system”

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July 11, 2016 at 10:15 am

The History of Urbanization from 3700 BC – 2000 AD

The History of Urbanization from 3700 BC - 2000 AD

The data shown in the map comes from a Yale-led study published earlier this month in Scientific Data, which compiled the most comprehensive dataset on historical urban populations to date

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June 29, 2016 at 12:34 pm

5% of the World Lives in the Blue Shaded Regions. Another 5% Lives in the Red

5% of the World Lives in the Blue Shaded Regions. Another 5% Lives in the Red

The contrast between the dark blue and red regions may surprise you

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