And the answer of course is the DMZ (The Demilitarized Zone), and as the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) states:
Map Of The Most Common Questions Asked About Each State
The map above comes from CashNetUSA and shows the most common question Americans ask about each US state.
From the map:
Map Of The Most Common Questions Americans Ask About Other Countries
The maps here all look at the most common questions Americans ask about other countries.
They come from CashNetUSA with a good mix of serious and not so serious questions.
Hawaii’s Nearest Neighbor Is Alaska
The map above shows an interesting geographical fact. Hawaii’s nearest neighbor is actually the state of Alaska. As Sasha explains:
A Hypothetical Post-WWII Occupation Plan For Japan Similar To East & West Germany
The map above shows a hypothetical post-WWII occupation plan for Japan based on how the allies divided Germany.
In our timeline, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 and Nagasaki on 9 August 1945, likely forced a quicker end to the war than would have happened without them.
Spanish & Portuguese Empires in 1790
Map Of American Fast Food Chains In Europe
The chains are:
And in case you you haven’t experienced the chains above here’s a little more about them:
Portugal is Not A Small Country Maps
The map above shows the size of the Portuguese Empire in 1934 compared to Europe in attempt to show that Portugal was not a small (aka unimportant) country.
The title is in French and says: “Portugal N’est Pas un Petit Pays”, Portugal is Not A Small Country.
And although it’s probably the best known version of the map, it’s actually not the original.
From the Cornell Library:
How Many People Pronounce The R In Arm In 1950 vs 2016
The map above shows where people do and don’t pronounce the ‘R’ sound in the word Arm.
In the 1950s it was very common for people in the South West and North East of England to pronounce it, but by 2016 that pronunciation had almost entirely vanished.
Use of Backend vs Autumn In The UK & Ireland
The map above shows how people refer to the period between summer and winter in the UK.
Now almost everyone calls it Autumn, but go back to 1950 the term Backend was more commonly used throughout Northern England, with Autumn mainly being a Southern term.
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