Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The video above provides a concise overview of World War II in Europe, focusing on the troop strengths of various sides. It highlights the major military forces involved in the conflict, including the Allies and the Axis powers.
You can watch the sped up version below which shows everything above in just 60 seconds.
The map above shows the 111 metro areas of the United States with a population of over 500,000. It also shows the 5 year growth rate between 2018 and 2023.
However, I thought it might be fun to look at the growth rates of these areas since 2000:
The map above shows an incredibly detailed map, in English, of the Paris Catacombs. It appears to have been made by a French company called CUBE that no longer seems to be in business.
Here is some of the extracted text (note this was done by software so may have some errors). You can read the map in full by clicking on it above:
The map above divides the world into 804 roughly equal areas of population with 10 million people each. Here’s a bit more about the project:
This is a Map Of The Emergency Exit at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina North Tower.
The map above shows which state various US Presidents were assassinated (or attempted assassination that resulted in injury) in occurred.
| Name | Location |
| Abraham Lincoln | Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., |
| James A. Garfield | Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. |
| William McKinley | Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York |
| John F. Kennedy | Dallas, Texas |
| Theodore Roosevelt | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Ronald Reagan | Washington Hilton hotel |
| Donald Trump | Butler, Pennsylvania |
The map includes various details about this fictional “Republic of Zealandia”.
Here’s the details:
