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40 Maps To Expand Your Knowledge Of The World We Live In (New Pics)
If you're looking for a cool hobby, studying maps might be it. They are like time-traveling storytellers, murmuring stories from hidden corners of countries, the ebb and flow of populations, and the shifting borders across time in history. They're engaging and can easily captivate your attention for hours, much like the 2.6 million members of one special Reddit community.
We invite you to enter a cartographer's dreamland, where lines and colors come together. You might find yourself captivated by the various marks, boundaries, and notes, joining the ranks of map enthusiasts. Give your best-liked maps an upvote and share in the comments the ones that made you want to take up this hobby.
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#1
A Map Depicting The Changes In Costa Rica's Forest Coverage Over Time
mandy the capibara 3 years ago
This makes me happy! Let's hope it is diverse plantation though, and not monoculture production forest.
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#2
A Dissected Globe Made In 1866
#3
No Hurricane Has Ever Crossed The Equator
Verena 3 years ago
Due to the rotation of the earth and the effects on air and (lesser) water currents, they can't. And most likely the form of the earth is preventing this, too. The earth is not a perfect sphere. If one hurricane does, we are in serious trouble, because the earth axis has tilted. Also interesting: There by far more in number and intensity over the Asian islands than in US. Maybe it is the type of news we get, but the Asian storms seem to have less impact on buildings and people than the US ones?
#4
Map Of Africa Using Ethnically Drawn Borders
#5
The European Green Belt, Is A Wildlife Corridor Connecting Many National Parks, Built Somewhat By Mistake Over The Iron Curtain During The Cold War
#6
1529 Map Of The Americas By Diego Ribero [5701 X 7674]
![1529 Map Of The Americas By Diego Ribero [5701 X 7674]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/64b7804abed28_3qj34ytboaya1__700.jpg "1529 Map Of The Americas By Diego Ribero [5701 X 7674]")
#7
The Bizarre Border Between Finland And Sweden On Märket Island
#8
The Real Massachusetts
#9
Castles Of The British And Irish Isles (Oc)
#10
Android vs. iOS In Europe
#11
Over 20,000 Flights ‘In The Air Right Now’
#12
The Himalayan Weather Wall
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
Something about hitting enormous mountains and then a 4000 m high plateau tends to change the local climate a wee bit
#13
Life Expectancy In America
#14
Today I Bring To You Large Zeland
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
Introducing the All New and Improved Zealand (with 15% more zeal!)!
#15
Population Distribution
Verena 3 years ago (edited)
From top left: Canada, UK, Germany, Japan - South Africa, Philippines, [Edit: Australia], New Zealand. I too had my doubts, e.g. Berlin and Munich (in Germany) should be dots, however, these are huge cities in areas of otherwise very low population, so depending how this was calculated, could be still correct.
#16
Potato Consumption Per Country In Europe
#17
An Interesting Map I Found Of World Cloud Coverage
#18
Spain Is Gonna Change Its Name To Mordor! Surface Temperature Map
#19
What Year Is It Right Now?
#20
A Population Density Map Of Hawaii
#21
Percentage Of Urban Tree Cover In The European Capitals
Will Cable 3 years ago
Our local government annoys me about this, beautiful wide road and they started to remove trees claiming they were damaged etc, didn't replace a single one, the houses etc are far away too from them
#22
Wine Map Of France
#23
France 1848 Election By Dodi Maps
#24
Countries Where It Is Illegal To Spank/Smack Children (700x700)
#25
All Red Line. A Map Of Submarine Cables Connecting British Empire In 1902
#26
The Largest Towns In 1050 In Europe, North Africa And West Asia (Population Over 40 Thousand)
#27
Map Showing Flooding Extent In Ukraine Since The Kakhova Dam Breach
#28
Average Number Of Cigarettes Smoked Per Year Per Adult Smoker
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
Nice to the see the UK at the bottom of a positive one for a change! I'd love to see a map like this for the last 5-6 decades and see if all countries have seen a decline and if any have seen an increase.
#29
Evidence Of The Storegga Tsunami That Struck The UK And Norway 8000 Years Ago
It is the deadliest natural disaster in British history and may have killed a quarter of the island's population
Aboredpanda 3 years ago (edited)
The "bigbladed" (bigedged) tsunami... *shudders* Pretty clear symbolism that it cut everything it hit down. (Eggen is the sharp side of the blade. Stor means big.)
#30
Leading Countries For Wine Production In Europe (2021)
Carsten Petersen 3 years ago
Even some of the grey marked countries have a wineproduktion - it's just smaller than 2 million hectoliters per year ;-)
#31
Public Transport Network Density
#32
Do You Address Your Own Child As "Mother"?
#33
Robbery Rates In European Countries
#34
In Which Countries Chatgpt Has Been Banned Or Is Unavailable
#35
Relief Map Of San Marino
#36
How Many Firearms Per 100 People In Europe
#37
The Ten Busiest Port In Europe
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Should be listed Busiest _Container_ Ports as they're listed by "twenty-foot equivalent unit" which begs to question, why the heck. By tonnage the list would be: Rotterdam, Antwerp, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Algeciras, Marseille, Valencia, Bergen, Trieste and LeHavre
#38
Country Names In Finnish🇫🇮
#39
Percentage Of The Population With Depression
#40
Nuclear Power Plants In Europe As Of 21.02.2023
Michal Dolyniuk 3 years ago
Need update. Germany just turned off last nuclear plant (bad idea)
#41
The Roman Empire's Border Defenses In 150, By National Geographic
#42
Argentine Railway Network In 1990 vs. 2014 🥺
#43
Soil Quality In Europe
#44
The Countries With The Most Island
#45
Anger Map Of Europe
#46
Ranges Of All Great Ape Species (Wikipedia
#47
How Many Times More Likely Are Black Individuals To Be Imprisoned Compared To White Individuals In The Us?
#48
What The Entire World Would Look Like If All The Ice Melted [6376x4840]
![What The Entire World Would Look Like If All The Ice Melted [6376x4840]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/64b7816af402a_RRZIm9u__700.jpg "What The Entire World Would Look Like If All The Ice Melted [6376x4840]")
#49
The Japanese Empire At Its Height
#50
Real Size Of Saudi Arabia Compared To Parts Of Europe. From Liverpool, Amsterdam, München, Napoli To Barcelona
#51
What Percentage Of Europeans Trust The News?
#52
Us Aerial Bombing In Southeast Asia, 1965—1975
Rachel Ainsworth 3 years ago
Sadly, people in Laos are still being killed by these bombs 50 years on.
#54
Bottled Water Consumption Per Capita In 2019
#55
German Football Clubs Map
#56
Situation On December 7th 1949, The Commonly Accepted 'End' Of The Chinese Civil War, When The Roc Capital Was Officially Relocated To Taipei After The Fall Of Chongqing The Week Prior. Despite This, Fighting Would Continue For Years, And The War Never Truly Ended
#57
Percent Of People In Select Countries Who Are Proud Of Their Country’s Empire
#58
This Is What Chatgpt Considers The Most Notable Thing About Each Country In Europe [oc]
![This Is What Chatgpt Considers The Most Notable Thing About Each Country In Europe [oc]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/644a15447c391_fgyk97zuweva1-png__700.jpg "This Is What Chatgpt Considers The Most Notable Thing About Each Country In Europe [oc]")
#59
1860's New York City, United States Of America
#60
Territories Which Were Never Occupied By Western Powers
#61
Current War Situation In Sudan
#62
Map Showing The Extent Of Earth’s Ice Cap During The Last Glacial Maximum 20,000 Years Ago
#63
Jus Soli Situation
Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
Jus soli commonly referred to as birthright citizenship, is the right to acquire nationality or citizenship by being born within the territory of a state.
#64
New York vs. Los Angeles Size Comparison
Roan The Demon Kitty 3 years ago
now put it on top of Tokyo, the size and sprawl of Tokyo and its surrounding metropolitan areas is insanity
#66
Map Of The 1936 U.s Presidential Election During The Height Of Franklin Roosevelt’s Popularity (Wikipedia)
RabidChild 3 years ago
This is pretty funny considering the political landscape in the states these days.Those deep blue areas now would probably label FDR a stupid lib communist/socialist/fascist that wants to steal yer freedums
#67
What People Believe Future Super States Will Be In 1920
#68
Most Watched Movies In Zimbabwe In 2015 (By Province)
#69
Parts Of The Country Where Self-Service Gas Pumping Is Illegal (Nj, Or In Counties Over 40k Pop., And In Weymouth, Ma And Huntington, NY)
Mark Wilson 3 years ago
For those who keep rereading the headline unsuccessfully, it reads: "...(New Jersey, Oregon in counties..."
#70
Silicon Valley In 1982. How Many Of These Companies Survive In 2023?
#71
Map Of The Locations Of The 14 Largest High School Basketball Gyms In The United States
Mark Wilson 3 years ago
College basketball is very important in Indiana, so it's not surprising it has a big effect on high school basketball.
#72
Mapping Eurovision Song Contest Wins
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What do you think ?
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
I love BP articles like this one. Please keep them coming! So much better than re reading about nasty people doing nasty things.
Weasel Wise 3 years ago
All these maps of Europe. It's like Europeans think the world revolves around them. 🤣 /s
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
I love BP articles like this one. Please keep them coming! So much better than re reading about nasty people doing nasty things.
Weasel Wise 3 years ago
All these maps of Europe. It's like Europeans think the world revolves around them. 🤣 /s
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