Interesting view of the world

Ponderable

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11 Apr 14

Ponderable

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Linkenheim

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11 Apr 14

world maps under different topics:

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/9-maps-to-change-how-you-see-world

I like to look at rthematic maps 😉

Great King Rat

Infidel

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11 Apr 14

Number 4 (# people living in Asia compared to outside of Asia) blew my mind.

Kewpie

Felis Australis

Australia

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11 Apr 14

Some of the IQ results surprised me.

Grampy Bobby

Boston Lad

USA

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11 Apr 14

Originally posted by Ponderable
world maps under different topics:

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/9-maps-to-change-how-you-see-world

I like to look at rthematic maps 😉

Excellent, Ponderable. Thanks.

Suzianne

Misfit Queen

Isle of Misfit Toys

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08 Jun 14

Originally posted by Ponderable
world maps under different topics:

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/9-maps-to-change-how-you-see-world

I like to look at rthematic maps 😉

Okay, that settles it.

I'm moving to Canada. 🙂

Paul Dirac II

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08 Jun 14

What a sharp dividing latitude in Africa between lush and desert.

Suzianne

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Isle of Misfit Toys

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Moves: 37387

08 Jun 14

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Originally posted by Paul Dirac II
What a sharp dividing latitude in Africa between lush and desert.

The only things dividing desert from tropical is proximity to fresh water. Often, rainfall, or the lack of it, makes the only difference.

Ponderable

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Linkenheim

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14 Jun 14

another interesting thing:

see the frontiers of Europe chnage:

http://www.viralforest.com/watch-1000-years-european-borders-change/

HandyAndy

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16 Jun 14

Originally posted by Ponderable
another interesting thing:

see the frontiers of Europe chnage:

http://www.viralforest.com/watch-1000-years-european-borders-change/

Fascinating. Thanks for posting it. Europe's frontiers seem to have stabilized in recent
years, but who knows what's next? Germany was a hodgepodge of independent states
for centuries until Bismarck ignited the Franco-Prussian War and unified the country.

Tabitha Marshall

rebel city

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16 Jun 14

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
Fascinating. Thanks for posting it. Europe's frontiers seem to have stabilized in recent
years, but who knows what's next? Germany was a hodgepodge of independent states
for centuries until Bismarck ignited the Franco-Prussian War and unified the country.

The borders in Ukraine at the moment are oscillating.

I also thank Ponderable for this wonderful thread. Maps are a essential part of our lives. I personally cannot live without them. I love history and maps are one of the most amazing tools to transcribe the changes in time.

Ponderable

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Linkenheim

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16 Jun 14

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Fascinating. Thanks for posting it. Europe's frontiers seem to have stabilized in recent
years, but who knows what's next? Germany was a hodgepodge of independent states
for centuries until Bismarck ignited the Franco-Prussian War and unified the country.

Actually it was Napoleon who organised Germany into big chunks....the Bismarckian unification wouldn't have been possible without that.