Category: Geography

  • Mapping the World

    This website contains some interesting articles concerning the mapping of the world by the USSR. The first line in the first article sums it up quite amusingly. “Every Soviet president from Stalin to Gorbachev, and all their high-ranking officers, knew not only where you lived, but how to get there by tank.”

  • Common Census Map Project

    I just participated in the Common Census Map Project. Here is a summary from their website.

    The CommonCensus Map Project is redrawing the map of the United States based on Internet users’ voting, to show how the country is organized culturally, as opposed to traditional political boundaries. It shows how the country is divided into ‘spheres of influence’ between different cities at the national, regional, and local levels.

    This information will finally settle the question over where disputed cultural boundaries lie (like between New York City and Upstate New York), contribute to the national debate over Congressional redistricting, and educate people everywhere as to the true layout of the American people that they’ve never seen on any map before.

    Participation takes less than 10 clicks. Take a look and participate at: http://www.commoncensus.org

    PLUS, if you’re a sports fan, you can vote on which sports teams you support, to make a similar map that shows exactly what areas of the US support which teams.

    Thank you!

    Pretty Neat! Maybe this will finally settle the pop/soda/coke divide?

  • Mortality Statistics

    As learned from Matt Rosenberg at About.com/geography, there is a website out there, nationmaster.com which has some fascinating information.

    Specifically, for this post, mortality statistics by country. What are you most likely to die of? Use the drop down menus to parse the data!

    I realize that mortality statistics are inherently serious, but I couldn’t help but wonder (such as with the linked graph) how one manages to die from flatulence?

    The list of causes of death is extensive. A glance at it is worth a second or two.