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Map of the Week, Provided by the Central Intelligence Agency Mexico’s Chronic Water Crisis   62% of Mexico’s municipalities face dangerous water shortages (newyorktimes.org). 73 Million Mexicans, 57% of the population, lack access to clean drinking water. Additionally, Mexico consumes … Continue reading →

Ever wonder why everyone wants to go to Greece or Italy for summer vacation? Or even to Austria or Switzerland for a skiing trip? The answer is simple: it’s really beautiful. Cities in Europe are built around the natural landscapes … Continue reading →

  Every Country Britain HAS NOT Invaded – map by Indy100 (https://www.indy100.com/news/uk-great-britain-invasion-empire-war-conquest-globe-invaded-2017-7460711) Great Britain (or England, The United Kingdom, etc.) has possessed large international status and power for a number of centuries. Their early industrialization coupled with aspirations to dominate … Continue reading →

One of our maps of the week is about the troubled relationship between sharks and humans. I’ve long had an issue with the idea of shark-infested waters. If we use this sentiment in human terms, Los Angeles is human-infested land. … Continue reading →

              Imagine looking at a map and discovering that it’s not just a geographical representation but a witty commentary on the political tensions of the time. That’s exactly what happened with the satirical maps … Continue reading →

https://en.wal.unesco.org/world-atlas-languages? The atlas I chose shows the status of languages around the world. It is interesting because it’s interactive and you can see what languages are spoken in a country, or see the different countries a language is spoken in. … Continue reading →

New Blog Links:  https://history.army.mil/books/maps.htm and https://history.army.mil/books/maps.htm My first blog link shows an archive of maps depicting Asia or Korea in the Korean War from the U.S. Army Center of Military History. The second is a collection of rare maps from … Continue reading →

Did you know that a map about the most popular languages on an app isn’t as straightforward as it seems? In fact, it can reveal long complex histories of imperial influence and situations developing currently. Also, learning a new language … Continue reading →

(Ryūkoku Kangnido)(Honkōji Kangnido) Kangnido (also abbreviated as Gangnido) is known as Korea’s “oldest world map” (Place).  It was first compiled in the year 1402 in the Joseon Dynasty by Korean officials Kim Sa-hyeong, Yi Mu, Yi Hoe, and Kwon Geun; … Continue reading →

When asking the question “What percentage of dry land does the largest private landholder in the world own” you might think some megacorporation owns maybe 1% or even less. It raises the question, how much land could one human even … Continue reading →