More and more people are interested in maps – though not quite the ones that are now gathering dust in school geography classrooms. The cards found in this subreddit, for example, are weird, funny, and sometimes so unusual that they can turn your view of the world upside down.
1. Finland has a lake in the shape of Finland
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2. Map of the world drawn by the Ottoman sailor and cartographer Ali Makar Reis in 1567 (considered the most accurate for that time)
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3. Concentration of castles in Europe
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4. “My dad’s pencil case with a map of the world in 1961”
5. Comparison of the level of obesity among the population of the USA and Europe
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6. A map of all the counties of the contiguous United States carved from over 3,000 wooden blocks.
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7. Topography of Europe
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8. Americans were asked to show Iran on a map. Only 28% succeeded
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9. In November 2022, the world population officially passed 8 billion. Here’s how those 8 billion are distributed across countries
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10. “I cycled 19,114 kilometers across Europe”
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11. Position of the North Magnetic Pole since 1590
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12. Which country has the most attractive people according to Europeans (thank you, Turkey)
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13. Countries of the world by democracy index, 2021
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Full Democracy / Imperfect Democracy / Hybrid Regime / Authoritarian Regime
14. Map of the Greek Islands
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Colors represent groups of islands: Ionian, Argosaronic, Northern Sporades, North Aegean, Cyclades, Dodecanese
15. The most polluted cities in the world as of November 5, 2022
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16. How the number 92 is pronounced in different countries (languages). Yes, this map was created for the sake of France and Denmark
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17. What languages are spoken in China
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18. At what age do young people leave their parental home in different countries, data for 2019
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19. How pedestrians are designated in Europe. Well, either the picture “Everyone leaves Poland”
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20. People who believe that forcing a partner to have sex should not be considered illegal. EU survey
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21. How the UN voted to lift US economic sanctions against Cuba
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Green: yes, red (Israel and US): no, yellow (Ukraine and Moldova): did not vote.
22. Forests in Germany: AD 50 compared to today
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23. Historical (red) and modern (blue) lion habitat
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24. Where the death penalty is retained in the world (2017)
Prohibited by law / prohibited with rare exceptions / permitted by law, but not used / permitted
25. Attacks in Europe that killed at least one person, 1970-2015
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26. Countries on which the US dropped bombs after World War II (from 1946 to 2021)
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27. Cities in the world with the most cameras per square mile
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28. Countries with US military bases (85 in total)
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29. Where residents of different countries dream of moving
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30. Life expectancy at the subnational level
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Source: – translated specially for fishki.net
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