I always enjoy finding these, and have posted many previously. Here are some new ones.
California compared to the whole of Italy.
Forest distribution in the USA.
In 1279, the Mongolian Empire was the biggest empire by immediate landmass that the world had ever seen, and it retains this title to this day.
Light pollution recorded in the United States.
Texas compared to Africa.
The United States has a population size of just over 334 million. You would think that Americans would be evenly dispersed throughout the States, but this is not the case. This is the population dispersal.
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I love maps, and I wasn’t surprised at all by these (except for California and Italy.) This was terrific, Pete. Thank you.
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Happy to hear you enjoyed them, Jennie.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes!
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Reblogged this on https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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We live part way down the red blotch at the top far right of the map. Boston through New York City to Washington, D.C.
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I had a good idea where you were located. My Godson lives in Boston with his American wife. He met her in London and moved over there a few years later, when he left the Army.
Best wishes, Pete.
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If you ever visit Boston and don’t call me, I will never forgive you. 😍
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It is highly unlikely that I will ever visit America, Jennie. But you would be the first person I would call. Then Cindy Bruchman, followed by John Rieber and Elizabeth.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I can always hope and dream, right? I love your list of bloggers, as they are favorites of mine, too. Thank you putting me high on your list, my friend.
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That is fun to know. We live halfway between the big city of Boston and New York. Pretty comparatively dull, but much less expensive.
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Puts Texas into perspective…..Mongolian Empire–not bad for a group of horsemen….Our Eastern half is just one big light bulb…..chuq
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Yes, the Mongol Empire tends to be overlooked these days.
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That is a shame for they were amazing. chuq
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always so interesting to look at these kind of things
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They fascinate me, Beth.
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Feel free to move about half that Southern California to Texas.
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Is the map inaccurate, Phil? (Not my map of course, found online.)
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Not really. Back in the dust bowl Okies moved to California. For the last couple of years people and companies have been leaving California for Texas in droves. Enough to start making inroads in the political landscape. Which is okay with me. But it’s killing our infrastructure.
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Understood, thanks for the extra information.
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Greetings from the deeply forested and densely populated area of the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States! 🙂
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That gives you all that lovely scenery, Susanne. 🙂
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These are always interesting and sometimes surprising. Old Genghis had very broad horizons. I read a series of books based on his life and Kublai. Enjoyed the books but would not want to have been his opponent! Actually not part of his clan either!
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He was certainly ruthless, I agree.
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The population distribution map in the US didn’t surprise me at all.
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Nor me, as the coasts are always going to attract more settlement.
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I always lke a good map and a comparison. But I don’t believe nobody lives in Wyoming,Montana, Dakota etc. Where’ve they all gone???
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Not enough of them to register on the comparison, apparently.
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Sneaky lot 😉
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Really interesting, Pete
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Glad you enjoyed them, Don.
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I never knew you could fit Italy, plus its territorial waters inside California. I knew it was large, but Jeez!
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That’s why I like these maps, always a surprise! 🙂
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Pete Yes this caught my attention . Canada is part OF The UK and we have French and and English . We also part of Asians and Africans . Thanks for sharing this . Anita
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Glad to hear you liked the maps, Anita.
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(1) I never knew that Rome and Fresno were so close together!
(2) I can explain the treeless desert, but why have the trees deserted the plains?
(3) I can see a future headline: “The Mongolian Empire Strikes Back.”
(4) Las Vegas and Reno are the stars of Nevada. The rest of the state is a black hole.
(5) Texas: Deep in the heart of Africa.
(6) That whole area in southeastern California is empty desert. Virtually no one lives there. To see such a big mistake makes me see red!
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3) I would watch that film!
Best wishes, Pete.
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I always thought the population distribution map of the US was more like a skin disease on the US map. Warmest regards, Ed
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I can see that, Ed.
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Fascinating maps Pete, thanks. Cheers, Jon.
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Glad you liked them, Jon
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Beetley was on Escape to the Country on Monday.
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My wife always watches that when she’s at home, but she went out last Monday. She will probably see it on a repeat showing one day.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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It was a barn conversion I think with lots of land. Way beyond our price bracket!
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I always enjoy looking up comparison maps like this. Why people live in unhospitable or disaster prone places is always interesting as is where people want to retire too.
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Beetley is hard to find on a retirement map, Gavin. 🙂
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I think many countries have that uneven dispersal of population; we only have to compare Scotland with England.
The Mongolian empire is beyond comprehension; I think Genghis Kahn is supposed to have millions of descendants!
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It was an impressive emoire indeed, Janet.
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Interesting, especially the USA population dispersal. If I was American I think I’d like to live in Montana.
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It has ‘big skies’, but a lot of snow, and is a long way from the sea. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I like the big skies. Don’t like to be surrounded by mountains. Perhaps then somewhere nearer the sea. I like the sea, but don’t like to sail on it.
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