Maps That May Give Us a New Perspective

Maps help us to see where we are going, and they also have a tendency to enhance our perspective of what is around us.

The following maps may shed some light on issues and locations, and even help us obtain a broader view of certain obstacles.

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The red spots have a total population greater than the gray area.

Red Features A Total Population Greater Than The Grey

Texas vs. Africa

Texas Doesn't Look All That Big Next To Africa

Light pollution throughout the contiguous United States.

Light Pollution Throughout The Continental United States

Air Traffic control zones look nothing like the country.

Air Traffic Control Zones Look Nothing Like The Country

Metric System (Gray) vs. Imperial System (Red)

Metric System Vs. Imperial System

Abandoned railroads throughout the United States.

Abandoned Railroads No Longer In Use

California vs. Europe

Further Proof That California Is Its Own Country

There are eight million miles of highway in the United States.

Eight Million Miles Of Highway In The United States

 The United States vs. Australia

Australia Vs. The United States

States with the most job quitters.

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The Mediterranean and Black Seas if they were on top of the United States.

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The population of Middle America = Both Coasts.

The orange represents a population equivalent to that of the red portion in the middle of the map.

The Population Of Middle America = Both Coasts

The United States if states were sized by population density.

The US If States Were Sized By Population Density

The United States vs. China

China Vs. The United States

Middle America has more farmland than trees.

America is home to eight percent of the world’s forests, having around 228 billion trees in the country. And those forests are more densely populated in the northwest as well as east of the Mississippi River.

Middle America Has More Farmland Than Trees

Popular coffee chains across the United States.

Popular Coffee Chains Across The United States

The United States vs. India

United States Vs. India

The only countries with a population under 100 million.

The Only Countries With A Population Under 100 Million

The United States and Canada vs. Antarctica

Antarctica Takes Over The United States And Parts Of Canada

The loud and quiet parts of the United States.

The Loud And Quite Parts Of The United States

Population spikes in the United States.

Population Spikes Don't Really Happen Near The Canadian Border

The United States, Canada, and Mexico on one scale.

Canada and US and Mexico at Scale

The most popular sport in each country.

One Sport To Rule Them All

Left-Side (blue) vs. Right-Side (red) driving.

Left Side and Right Side Driving

Population density around the world.

Population Density Around The World

The United States vs. Japan  

Japan Size Might Surprise You

7,000 rivers feed into the Mississippi River

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The contiguous United States overlaid on top of the moon.

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