Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
Every subway and metro network on Earth, drawn as a schematic with no station names. Work out which city it is.
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The map above shows the 753 IATA Airport Codes in the world that spell real words. E.g. London Heathrow’s airport code is LHR (not a real word) while Los Angeles’ is LAX (which is a real word).
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Interestingly, there is no JET and no SKY, but there is a FLY (by Finley in Australia).
Also still free: YOU, ONE, TWO, JOY, ZOO, OWL, PIG, FOX, EGG, EYE, ICE, SKI, NOW, HOW and WHY.
There are also many airport codes that are not words, but internet slang. For example:
A red dot has landed somewhere in the United States or Canada. Study the satellite view, pan and zoom as much as you like, then guess which state or province it is in.
Imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Borders: Natural Earth.
A satellite view of a famous place. Pick the right name from four close options.
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A red dot has landed somewhere on Earth. Study the satellite view, pan and zoom as much as you like, then guess which country it is in.
Imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Borders: Natural Earth.
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1,832 flags: every country and territory, states, provinces and regions across the globe, hundreds of cities, and the flags of empires and nations that no longer exist. Name the place, or name its capital.
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All five sets are on by default. Tap a set to switch it off and its flags are left out of your game; tap again to bring it back.
Identify world cities from satellite imagery alone.
501 cities: world capitals, US state and Canadian provincial capitals, and the largest and most visited cities on Earth. A fresh random set every game.
Imagery: Esri World Imagery (Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community). Quiz by Brilliant Maps.
The map above shows one of the odder things about the world, not all countries define the first floor of a building the same way. For example, In Canada and the US the first floor is the floor at street level.
But, in the UK the floor at street level is called the ground floor and the next level up is called the first floor.
Something I found slightly confusing when I moved from Canada to the UK!
These maps come from PayrollPrices.com and show the oldest family business in every country that is still in business.
The 50 maps below sow the country level results in each state for every single Presidential Election from 1992 to 2024.