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Map Of The Columbian Exchange

Last Updated: August 19, 2024 4 Comments

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Map Of The Columbian Exchange

Map found on reddit
This map illustrates the Columbian Exchange, a significant event following Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas.

The exchange represents the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and diseases between the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Filed Under: History

Oregon Counties That Voted to Leave And Join Idaho (2020 – 2024)

Last Updated: August 17, 2024 1 Comment

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Oregon Counties That Voted to Leave And Join Idaho (2020 - 2024)

Map created by reddit user seashellvalley760
This map shows the results of votes in several Oregon counties between 2020 and 2024 on whether to leave the state of Oregon and join Idaho.

This is part of a movement known as the “Greater Idaho” movement. The map highlights counties where residents voted on this issue, with shades indicating the level of support for leaving Oregon.

Here’s a video explaining it:

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Total Summer Olympic Medals Won By Country 1896-2024

Last Updated: February 5, 2026 3 Comments

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Total Summer Olympic Medals Won By Country 1896-2024

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This map above shows the total number of Summer Olympic medals won by each country since the modern games began in 1896. The map is color-coded, with darker shades representing countries with more medals and lighter shades indicating fewer or no medals.

Key observations:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Beer Prices In Europe: How Much For A Pint?

Last Updated: August 16, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Beer Prices In Europe For A Pint

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This map presents a visual representation of the average prices for a 0.5-liter domestic draught beer (68ml short of a pint) in restaurants across Europe, measured in euros (€).

The map color-codes different countries according to the price range of beer, with the following categories:

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Percentage of People Who Believe In Life After Death

Last Updated: August 16, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Percentage of People Who Believe In Life After Death

The two maps here were created by The World Maps. The one above looks at percentage of people who believe in life after death around the world. Data comes from the World Values Survey conducted between 2017 and 2022.

The countries are color-coded according to the percentage range of people who hold this belief:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Watch The Earth Breathe

Last Updated: August 16, 2024 Leave a Comment

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In this visualization, NASA instruments show the seasonal cycle of vegetation and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Filed Under: World Maps

Population Change In Europe vs Arab World 1990-2022

Last Updated: August 16, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Population Change In Europe vs Arab World 1990-2022

Map created by @mmjukic
The map above displays total population change from 1990 to 2022 across various European and Arab countries.

The colors represent different rates of population growth or decline, with green shades indicating growth and red shades indicating decline.

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Filed Under: Europe

Map Of The Old World In 1200 On The Eve Of The Mongol Invasions

Last Updated: August 16, 2024 1 Comment

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Map Of The Old World In 1200AD On The Eve Of The Mongol Invasions

Map created by Thomas Lessman
This map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 1200 AD depicts the world just before the rise of the Mongols and highlights a variety of significant states and civilizations.

Here are a few key regions and states featured in the map:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Map of Italy & Illyria in 1084

Last Updated: August 16, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map of Italy & Illyria in 1084

Map created by MapMaster
This map depicts Italy and parts of the western Balkans (referred to as Illyria) around the year 1084 AD, during the High Middle Ages. Here is an overview of the different regions, states, and entities shown on the map:

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Military Expenditure In Europe Before & After The Ukraine War

Last Updated: August 15, 2024 1 Comment

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Annual Military Expenditure By European Country Before The Ukraine War

Map created by reddit user JoeFalchetto

The map above shows how much each European country was spending on it’s military (in Billions of USD) annually in 2021, the year before the outbreak of the Ukraine war.

The data comes from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

To put those numbers in some perspective the US Department of Defense’s budget in that same year was $870 billion and has since risen to $880 billion in 2024.

Below I’ve looked at the numbers in constant 2022 USD$ (which is why they are slightly different to the map above) for 2021 and 2023 and compared how much they’ve changed. Unsparingly, Ukraine has seen the biggest increase of 800%+.

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Filed Under: Europe

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