Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above shows the origins for US state names. The vast majority come from Native / Indigenous words, followed by English related names (royalty, places or aristocracy), then names coming from Spanish, followed by names from French, and finally disputed and/or other origins.
The creators of the map cited Fact Montser as there source for these names.
Here’s a bit more about each one:
The map above looks at the maximum speed limits found in Europe in terms of KM/H. Germany has no limit (although you’re advised to stay below 130 KM/H), Poland and Bulgaria at 140 KM/H are the highest limits. And Malta at 80 KM/H is the lowest.
Here’s a full list:
The map above comes from Life magazine and was published on February 10th, 1916.
It’s titled: My Country ‘Tis of Thee – New Prussia
But it’s important to note, that it was before the United States entered the war on the side of the UK and France.
As Reddit user Pjpjpjpjpj further states:
This silly map above looks at what Chile would have looked like if it has been divided between East and West during the Cold War like East and West Germany.
West Chile would have been allied with the United States and East Chile would have been allied with the USSR.
It even looks as though the Capital Santiago, would been divided like Berlin.
The original author didn’t provide any scenario how this situation came about, but would love to get your thoughts below:
The map above shows how Americans got to work in 2019, just before the pandemic. The one thing that jumps out at you is that driving alone in a car is the most common way almost everywhere.
76% of the country drove alone to work. Public transportation is at 5%, and #1 in NYC, DC, and San Francisco. Interestingly, walking and taxicab/motorcycle are common in Alaska.
However, I was curious how things may have changed post-pandemic. And here are some other maps I found on things have (and haven’t changed).
Here they are ranked by the numbers:
Tectonic plates are massive slabs of solid rock that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere beneath them and move relative to one another.
The movement of these plates can cause earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain building, and ocean trench formation.
Here is an overview of each major plate shown in the map:
The map above shows which country is responsible for the largest defeat at men’s senior level association football. Interestingly, England appears most often on the map despite not winning a World Cup since 1966.
Flag indicates the winner in each country’s largest ever defeat in men’s senior-level association football.
If a country has lost by the same record margin multiple times, the most recent match is used.
For countries that no longer exist (e.g., Soviet Union, Yugoslavia), the official FIFA-recognized successor team is used.
The data comes from Wikipedia and was accurate as of 2022.