Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The image above of the Korean peninsula was taken by NASA in 2016 and perfectly sums up why capitalism, for all it’s faults, is still a far, far better system than the communist alternative.
Capitalist South Korea takes up the bottom half of the peninsula, and you can clearly see all the bright lights of Seoul and other South Korean cities on the map.
The map above shows International waters in dark blue and Exclusive Economic Zones in light blue. Territorial waters would all fall within the EEZs.
Also have a look at: Territorial Waters & Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) Of The World
Here’s a breakdown of what these terms mean and how they differ:
The existence of two countries named “Congo”—the Republic of the Congo (capital: Brazzaville) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (capital: Kinshasa)—is primarily the result of colonial history, where different European powers colonized adjacent regions in Central Africa and named them after the Congo River.
Brazzaville and Kinshasa are two of the closest national capitals in the world, located directly across from each other on the banks of the Congo River.
Here are some key reasons for their proximity:
The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing wheat.
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.
The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data:
The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing cotton.
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.
The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data:
The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing hay.
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data:
The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing Principal Crops.
Crops included in area planted are corn, sorghum, oats, barley, rye, winter wheat, Durum wheat, other spring wheat, rice, soybeans, peanuts, sunflower, cotton, dry edible beans, chickpeas, potatoes, sugarbeets, canola, and proso millet.
Harvested acreage is used for all hay, tobacco, and sugarcane in computing total area planted.
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data:
The map above shows how much of each state’s total land area is dedicated to growing Soybeans.
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report.
The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data:
The data comes from the USDA’s Prospective Plantings report. The map above uses preliminary 2023 data.
Here’s the final data: