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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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Filed Under: World Maps

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

Map found on reddit
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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Filed Under: United States

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

Map Showing Which Countries Have Been Female Led

Last Updated: July 22, 2024 2 Comments

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Map Showing Which Countries Have Been Female Led

Map found on Reddit
The map illustrates the number of elected or appointed female heads of government or state by country since 1946.

It excludes monarchs and those appointed by them, as well as acting, interim, or honorary positions.

The data is current as of April 2024 and sourced from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Key color coding:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Religious Demographics of Lebanon Map

Last Updated: July 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Religious Demographics of Lebanon Map

This map provides an overview of Lebanon’s religious demographics, highlighting the distribution of various religious groups across different regions of the country.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the information and text present on the map:

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Map Showing The Devastation Of The Great Fire Of London Over Modern London

Last Updated: July 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing The Devastation Of The Great Fire Of London Over Modern London

Map created by Julian Hoffman Anton
This map shows the devastation of the Great Fire of London in 1666, showing the affected area overlaid on a modern map of London.

It uses LiDAR composite data to depict the extent of the fire in the context of present-day landmarks.

Landmarks:

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Filed Under: London

Brilliant Isometric Map Of The City of London

Last Updated: July 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Isometric Map Of The City of London

Map created by Julian Hoffmann Anton
This is an isometric map of the City of London (not to be confused with Greater London), highlighting its administrative boundary.

Here are some key points about the map:

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Map Showing The Ancestry Of US Presidents

Last Updated: July 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Showing The Ancestry Of US presidents

Map created by redit user Unusual_Pomelo_1553
The map above shows the ancestry of US Presidents (sometimes going back up to 10 generations). He states that:

I used genealogy resources to track their ancestors to approximately 10 generations, or until the information disappears. Then I noted which countries their ancestors came from.

Virtually all of them had ancestry from many countries, not just one.

Here is a list of countries and the number of presidents with ancestry from each:

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Filed Under: History

Map Of The World During The Last Ice Age

Last Updated: September 10, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The World During The Last Ice Age

Map created by cartographer Perrin Remonté
The map above titled “Colder Times” illustrates the Earth’s geography between  26,000 and 19,000 years ago years during the Last Glacial Maximum. During this period, significant portions of the Earth’s surface were covered by ice sheets, and the sea levels were about 125 meters (410 feet) lower than today, exposing more land.

The map details the extent of ice coverage, showing major ice sheets and dry land areas that are now submerged.

Here’s what the map says:

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Filed Under: World Maps

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