Category Archives: Maps

Repost: Theories are like maps…

In my International Politics class, we’re talking about theories of International Relations. Like maps, we need theories to navigate a complex world. Maps and theories show the world from different perspectives. For example: Some maps are just plain wrong, though: … Continue reading

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Confusing Euro finance stuff

NYT effort to explain confusing Euro finance…

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food stamps map

WSJ’s interactive map here. At least one in five residents in New Mexico, Mississippi,  Tennessee, Oregon and Louisiana are food stamp recipients. (Thanks, NH).

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The US of Autocomplete

(Thanks Fargis)

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true size of africa

(source) (click on image for detail)

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Mapping stereotypes

from alphadesigner.com Europe According to the United States of America “Where I Live” Europe According to Britain

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Africa map

Handy in so many ways…

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Why Germany has so many castles:

Europe 1300 AD. Before the emergence of the modern nation state. (Source: euratlas.com)

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Cool animated maps and graphs

world/population map worldmapper.com (thanks to @ms_rezai for the link) world gap minder

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Middle East Map Quiz FAIL

(Source) Don’t dispair though.  Rethinking Schools has an amazing interactive map of the North Africa and Gulf region.

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