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Map of Important Geography Terms

Last Updated: August 8, 2024 4 Comments

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Map of Important Geography Terms

Map found on reddit
The “map” above illustrates various geographical features and landforms. It categorizes these features into different regions and labels them accordingly.

Here’s a description of the terms included in the image, organized by region:

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Strongest Tornado Ever Recorded In Every US County

Last Updated: August 8, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Strongest Tornado Ever Recorded In Every US County

Map created by reddit user Constant_Tough_6446
The map above shows the strongest tornado ever recorded in every US county. The data comes from Tornado Archive.

How is Tornado Strength Measured in the United States?

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Filed Under: United States

When Two Competing Grid Systems Collide

Last Updated: August 7, 2024 3 Comments

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two grids

The map above shows the Rose Hill (aka Slants Streets) neighborhood of Missoula Montana. Here’s how it came about:

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Map of World in George Orwell’s 1984

Last Updated: August 7, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map of World in George Orwell's 1984

Map found on reddit
The map above shows the 3 major powers in George Orwell’s 1984.

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Proposal By An American City Planner In The 1960s For The Inner City of Amsterdam In The Year 2000

Last Updated: August 7, 2024 4 Comments

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Proposal By An American City Planner In The 1960s For The Inner City of Amsterdam in the year 2000

Map found on reddit
This map above is part of the Jokinen Plan a futuristic concept for Amsterdam envisioned for the year 2000.

It depicts a highly urbanized and industrialized city with a complex network of highways and towering skyscrapers. The map includes annotations and various landmarks indicating the changes and developments projected at the time.

The text at the bottom of the image is in Dutch and translates to:

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A Map of Every American City

Last Updated: August 7, 2024 Leave a Comment

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A Map of Every American City

Map created by Itchy Feet
This fictional map, titled “Map of Every American City,” is a humorous and satirical representation of common features found in many American cities. (You can also see his Map of Every European city here)

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Map Showing Where Rats Live In The World

Last Updated: August 7, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing Where Rats Live In The World

The map above shows the geographic distribution of the brown rat, also known as:

common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat

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Map of President Polk’s Plans For The United States

Last Updated: August 7, 2024 Leave a Comment

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President Polk's Plan For The United States

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The map above shows what the United States would have looked like had 11th US President James K. Polk got his way. Not only would it have included it’s current borders but also large sections of Mexico, Canada and the island of Cuba.

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How Oxbow Lakes Are Formed

Last Updated: July 24, 2024 Leave a Comment

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How Oxbow Lakes Are Formed

Map found on Wikimedia
The map above shows the development of a river meander into an oxbow lake. Flow is from the left. Deposition of material is on the banks of the inner curves, erosion on the outside.

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Map Showing Darkest Legal Front Side Window Tint by US State

Last Updated: July 22, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing Darkest Legal Front Side Window Tint by US State

Map create by reddit user YutongH
The map above shows the darkest legal front side window tint percentage allowed in cars in the United States. Here is the data by state from TintWiz:

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Filed Under: United States

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