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Map Of Cultural Regions of the United States

Last Updated: August 29, 2024 6 Comments

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Map Of Cultural Regions of the United States

Map found on reddit
The map above looks at various cultural regions of the United States, dividing the country into distinct areas based on cultural, historical, and sometimes geographical differences.

Here’s an overview of the regions shown:

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Map Of The Competing Definitions Of The Boundary Between Europe & Asia

Last Updated: August 29, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Map Of The Competing Definitions Of The Boundary Between Europe & Asia

Map created by Aotearoa
Eurasia is the largest contiguous landmass on Earth, but where the “European” and “Asian” parts begin and end is somewhat arbitrary. The map above looks at many of the competing definitions of the boundary between the two.

They are:

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Filed Under: Europe, Asia

Map Of Tennis Court Density In Europe

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Map Of Tennis Court Density In Europe

Map created by Reddit user Alwinus

The map above shows where you can find Tennis courts in Europe. Southern England is the big standout with by far the highest density of courts.

The density then drops off as you head further East and also in Spain, which has loads around the coast and few in the middle outside of Madrid.

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Number Of US House Seats By State Using Cube Root Rule

Last Updated: August 29, 2024 2 Comments

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Number Of US House Seats By State Using Cube Root Rule

Map created by @StatisticUrban
The map above is an interesting look at how you could make the US House of Representatives a little more fair. As @StatisticUrban says:

If the US followed the Cube Root Law, where the size of the lower house is the cube root of the population being represented, it would have 693 House seats.

Each member would represent ~477,000 people, down from today’s 760,000.

What is the Cube Root Rule in politics?

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European Countries With Over 20% Of The Population Aged 65+

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European Countries With Over 20% Of The Population Aged 65+

The map above highlights the European (and surrounding) countries where more than 20% of the population is aged 65 or older. By far the oldest is Monaco, where 35% of its population are over 65.

And even in countries in Dark blue the numbers are usually much close to 20% than 10% (e.g. Switzerland – 19.67%, UK – 19.46%, Poland 18.53%, etc.)

Below is a list of all countries in the world where 20% of its population is over 65:

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Filed Under: Europe

Percentage of Europeans Who Walk and/or Cycle 30+ Mins Per Day

Last Updated: August 29, 2024 2 Comments

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Percentage of Europeans Who Walk and/or Cycle 30+ Mins Per Day

Map created by Europe Magazine

The map above shows what percentage of Europeans in many countries walk and/or cycle 30+ minutes per day.

The one thing that jumps out at me is just how low the numbers are.

Even in the bike crazy Netherlands, the number is well under half.

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Percent of Europeans That Want to Stay in NATO In 2024

Last Updated: August 29, 2024 2 Comments

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Percent of Europeans That Want to Stay in NATO

Map created by Goryanski
The map above takes data from Statista on the following question: “If you could vote for or against your country’s membership in NATO, how would you vote?”

Here is the breakdown by country:

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Filed Under: Europe

Ethnic Map of Cyprus In 1960

Last Updated: August 28, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Ethnic Map of Cyprus In 1960

Map created by Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra
The map above shows the ethnic distribution Greeks and Turks in Cyprus in the 1960 census, the year it gained impendence from Britain.

In that year here’s how large each group was:

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Europe & The Mediterranean From A Different Perspective

Last Updated: August 28, 2024 1 Comment

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Europe & The Mediterranean From A Different Perspective

This map is a detailed representation of the Mediterranean region, showcasing a large portion of Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and parts of the Middle East, but from a rather different perspective.

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How Antarctica Would Look If All The Ice Melted

Last Updated: August 28, 2024 1 Comment

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How Antarctica Would Look If All The Ice Melted

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The map above shows what Antarctica would look like if all the ice melted. Unlike the Arctic ice pack, which is all just frozen water, Antarctica has a significant amount of land.

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