Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
That said there are few odd standouts like the south of Spain being more similar than you’d expect and Finland being way less similar given geographic distance.
Y-DNA (Y-chromosome DNA) refers to the DNA located on the Y chromosome, which is one of the two sex chromosomes in humans (the other being the X chromosome).
It was an attempt to group people based om ethnic and/or linguistic criteria.
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The map above shows the highest mountain (in some cases more of hill) in each European country from the high of Mount Elbrus (5,642 m [18,510 ft]) in Russia to Vatican Hill (75 m [246 ft]) in the Vatican.
Here’s a full list in order of height:
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In total, 21 states have given birth to a president and 29 have not.
Florida is the most populous state without a president being born there. Whereas Vermont is the least populous state to be home to a president (2 of them in fact).
Here is a full list by state:
Ocean salinity refers to the concentration of dissolved salts in seawater, typically measured in parts per thousand (ppt) or practical salinity units (PSU). The average salinity of ocean water is between 34 and 36 ppt, meaning that for every 1,000 grams of seawater, between 34 and 36 grams are salt.
Here is an another map showing the same phenomenon:
The map above shows where and how much rice North Korea produces in each region. From 2019-2023 North Korea produced an average of 1,482,000 tons of rice per year.
I love this map. It shows what decade the 50 tallest buildings in each city (including those under construction) were completed. All the way from before the 1950’s until the 2020s.
Here’s what LivinAWestLife had to say about the map:
The map above and the maps below were all created by Nerdy.Maps and show how many airports Europe has with over 1 million annual passengers.
Here is a list of the top 100 airports in Europe based on 2023 passenger numbers:
Each European country is shown covering a region in the U.S. that has a similar economic output.
