40 maps - pretty good eye openers on the world

[EarlyMon]

40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

 

[Hadron]

I was really surprised about much real estate we'd take if we centered everyone with Paris' population density.

Reminds me that I've not read Stand on Zanzibar recently

The maternity pay one was kinda striking (I suspect that was the intention).

 

[Steven58]

Wow. Just. Wow. Thank you for posting this.

 

[EarlyMon]

Now I need number 41 - where has Steven been? :dontknow: :wavey:

 

[Steven58]

Check the top or so post in The Lounge. Explanation found there.

i seriously need to bookmark that map page.

 

[Hadron]

Good call - done

 

[sntaylor]

39. Chinese translations....the name for Russia lol

 

[mikedt]

Britain never invaded Mongolia. :thumbup: Didn't fancy themselves against the Mongol Horde.....and why China built a wall to try and keep them out.

 

[mikedt]

39. Chinese translations....the name for Russia lol

Some of them are loan words, where they've taken a country's name and matched the nearest Chinese syllables to it. So it sounds approximately like it when spoken. If you read them literally it's just gibberish. Like Spain, or rather Espana...Xībāny

 

[davoid]

And we do sometimes call China "The Middle Kingdom" or "The Middle Country".

Sorry, I can't not think of Middle Earth.

 

[mikedt]

Sorry, I can't not think of Middle Earth.

I do feel like a hobbit sometimes. A hobbit that's not afraid of adventure in the Middle Kingdom. Although technically China has not been a kingdom since 1911.

 

[breadnatty08]

Now I need number 41 - where has Steven been? :dontknow: :wavey:

I'm just going to assume it's NOT #36.

Hehe, my favorite is #39.

 

[davoid]

Map #14

The world's alcoholics live along the path of the Orient Express

 

[davoid]

I like how the whole world could relocate to Texas and it would be like NYC

 

[El Presidente]

Probably one of the less cool, but I thought the Pangaea pic was pretty awesome.