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The Sahara Desert used to be grassland dotted with lakes. This reconstruction by Carl Churchill shows how it might have looked around 8,000 years ago, with Lake Chad, Lake Darfur, and other water bodies forming travel routes across Africa. vividmaps.com/sahara-was-g...
#sahara #africa #climatechange
#sahara #africa #climatechange
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Sahara Desert used to be grassland dotted with lakes. This reconstruction by Carl Churchill shows how it might have looked around 8,000 years ago, with Lake Chad, Lake Darfur, and other water bodies forming travel routes across Africa. vividmaps.com/sahara-was-g...
#sahara #africa #climatechange
#sahara #africa #climatechange
The Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1810: Mexico, the American Southwest, Central America, Caribbean islands, and the Philippines. vividmaps.com/new-spain/
#newspain #spain #mexico #unitedstates #canada
#newspain #spain #mexico #unitedstates #canada
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1810: Mexico, the American Southwest, Central America, Caribbean islands, and the Philippines. vividmaps.com/new-spain/
#newspain #spain #mexico #unitedstates #canada
#newspain #spain #mexico #unitedstates #canada
Taiwan to New Zealand in 4,000 years vividmaps.com/pacific-migr...
#taiwan #newzealand #pacificocean #hawaii
#taiwan #newzealand #pacificocean #hawaii
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Taiwan to New Zealand in 4,000 years vividmaps.com/pacific-migr...
#taiwan #newzealand #pacificocean #hawaii
#taiwan #newzealand #pacificocean #hawaii
Brazil's Epic Journey: 450 Years of Shifting Borders and State Formation (1534-1988)
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#brazil
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Brazil's Epic Journey: 450 Years of Shifting Borders and State Formation (1534-1988)
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December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Brazil's Epic Journey: 450 Years of Shifting Borders and State Formation (1534-1988)
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#brazil
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#brazil
Polling across 15 Commonwealth realms reveals dramatic regional splits on monarchy vs republic. England 76% monarchy, Tuvalu 73%. Quebec 70% republic, Bahamas 65%, Jamaica 55%. Within Canada, Quebec stands way apart from provinces like Atlantic region at 64% monarchy. vividmaps.com/commonwealth...
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Polling across 15 Commonwealth realms reveals dramatic regional splits on monarchy vs republic. England 76% monarchy, Tuvalu 73%. Quebec 70% republic, Bahamas 65%, Jamaica 55%. Within Canada, Quebec stands way apart from provinces like Atlantic region at 64% monarchy. vividmaps.com/commonwealth...
Great Lakes as an archipelago. Bathymetry inverted.
Superior: 406m depth → mountain wilderness → 52-80 fish → oligotrophic → native species stable
Erie: 19m depth → coastal plains → 107 fish → highly productive → 188 invasive species established → harmful algal blooms vividmaps.com/great-island...
Superior: 406m depth → mountain wilderness → 52-80 fish → oligotrophic → native species stable
Erie: 19m depth → coastal plains → 107 fish → highly productive → 188 invasive species established → harmful algal blooms vividmaps.com/great-island...
December 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Great Lakes as an archipelago. Bathymetry inverted.
Superior: 406m depth → mountain wilderness → 52-80 fish → oligotrophic → native species stable
Erie: 19m depth → coastal plains → 107 fish → highly productive → 188 invasive species established → harmful algal blooms vividmaps.com/great-island...
Superior: 406m depth → mountain wilderness → 52-80 fish → oligotrophic → native species stable
Erie: 19m depth → coastal plains → 107 fish → highly productive → 188 invasive species established → harmful algal blooms vividmaps.com/great-island...
Snow by elevation mapped globally. Russia gets it at sea level. India only above 500m in the Himalayas. Kenya needs 2,000m+. Chile's Andes average 2,000 inches yearly. vividmaps.com/where-snow-f...
#maps
#maps
December 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Snow by elevation mapped globally. Russia gets it at sea level. India only above 500m in the Himalayas. Kenya needs 2,000m+. Chile's Andes average 2,000 inches yearly. vividmaps.com/where-snow-f...
#maps
#maps
Transcontinental countries (contiguous land only):
Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Panama
Indonesia is the sleeper. Papua sits on the Australian shelf (Oceania) while the rest is Asia. Only 1.8% of Indonesians live in the Oceanian part. vividmaps.com/countries-sp...
Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Panama
Indonesia is the sleeper. Papua sits on the Australian shelf (Oceania) while the rest is Asia. Only 1.8% of Indonesians live in the Oceanian part. vividmaps.com/countries-sp...
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Transcontinental countries (contiguous land only):
Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Panama
Indonesia is the sleeper. Papua sits on the Australian shelf (Oceania) while the rest is Asia. Only 1.8% of Indonesians live in the Oceanian part. vividmaps.com/countries-sp...
Russia, Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Panama
Indonesia is the sleeper. Papua sits on the Australian shelf (Oceania) while the rest is Asia. Only 1.8% of Indonesians live in the Oceanian part. vividmaps.com/countries-sp...
Irish population maps 1841 vs 2020 are wild.
Mayo lost 67% of its people. Not just from famine deaths—from 180 years of economic stagnation. Kids grew up, couldn't find work, left. Repeat for generations.
Dublin tripled because it's where the jobs went. vividmaps.com/irish-famine/
#ireland
Mayo lost 67% of its people. Not just from famine deaths—from 180 years of economic stagnation. Kids grew up, couldn't find work, left. Repeat for generations.
Dublin tripled because it's where the jobs went. vividmaps.com/irish-famine/
#ireland
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Irish population maps 1841 vs 2020 are wild.
Mayo lost 67% of its people. Not just from famine deaths—from 180 years of economic stagnation. Kids grew up, couldn't find work, left. Repeat for generations.
Dublin tripled because it's where the jobs went. vividmaps.com/irish-famine/
#ireland
Mayo lost 67% of its people. Not just from famine deaths—from 180 years of economic stagnation. Kids grew up, couldn't find work, left. Repeat for generations.
Dublin tripled because it's where the jobs went. vividmaps.com/irish-famine/
#ireland
"Islands of Seattle" map showing the city after 66 meters (215 feet) of sea level rise. vividmaps.com/islands-of-s...
#seattle
#seattle
December 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"Islands of Seattle" map showing the city after 66 meters (215 feet) of sea level rise. vividmaps.com/islands-of-s...
#seattle
#seattle
Europe's Vanishing Children: The Fertility Crisis Visualized
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December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Dominant Ancestry Map of the US and Canada
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#NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #Canada
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#NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #Canada
December 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Dominant Ancestry Map of the US and Canada
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#NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #Canada
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#NorthAmerica #UnitedStates #Canada
Germans control 21 states. Italians built the Northeast. Mexicans shaped the Southwest. vividmaps.com/the-most-com...
#UnitedStates
#UnitedStates
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Germans control 21 states. Italians built the Northeast. Mexicans shaped the Southwest. vividmaps.com/the-most-com...
#UnitedStates
#UnitedStates
Map showing how four British cultures settled different parts of America and brought totally incompatible ideas about authority, community, and freedom. vividmaps.com/british-migr...
#unitedstates #unitedkingdom
#unitedstates #unitedkingdom
December 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Map showing how four British cultures settled different parts of America and brought totally incompatible ideas about authority, community, and freedom. vividmaps.com/british-migr...
#unitedstates #unitedkingdom
#unitedstates #unitedkingdom
Cartographer Jeffrey Linn mapped LA and San Diego after 215 feet (65.53 m) of sea level rise from complete ice melt. vividmaps.com/los-angeles-...
#losangeles
#losangeles
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Cartographer Jeffrey Linn mapped LA and San Diego after 215 feet (65.53 m) of sea level rise from complete ice melt. vividmaps.com/los-angeles-...
#losangeles
#losangeles
Electoral consistency since 1988: 20 states that never waver. The map shows a clear geographic pattern—Republican strength in the Plains and South, Democratic holds on coasts and selected urban states. vividmaps.com/non-swing-st...
#UnitedStates #maps
#UnitedStates #maps
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Electoral consistency since 1988: 20 states that never waver. The map shows a clear geographic pattern—Republican strength in the Plains and South, Democratic holds on coasts and selected urban states. vividmaps.com/non-swing-st...
#UnitedStates #maps
#UnitedStates #maps
The Fastest-Growing and Shrinking U.S. States (2020–2024)
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#UnitedStates
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#UnitedStates
The Fastest-Growing and Shrinking U.S. States (2020–2024)
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December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Fastest-Growing and Shrinking U.S. States (2020–2024)
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#UnitedStates
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#UnitedStates
Household debt-to-income ratios by state, 1999-2025: Delaware +105%, Wyoming +92%, California -6.6%. Hawaii stayed at 1.95 the entire time. vividmaps.com/debt-to-inco...
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Household debt-to-income ratios by state, 1999-2025: Delaware +105%, Wyoming +92%, California -6.6%. Hawaii stayed at 1.95 the entire time. vividmaps.com/debt-to-inco...
Uttar Pradesh, one Indian state, has 241 million people—more than all but 5 countries globally. vividmaps.com/uttar-pradesh/
#India #UttarPradesh
#India #UttarPradesh
December 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Uttar Pradesh, one Indian state, has 241 million people—more than all but 5 countries globally. vividmaps.com/uttar-pradesh/
#India #UttarPradesh
#India #UttarPradesh
The World GeoHistogram compresses 9,000 years of civilization onto one timeline, mapping empires across seven world regions from 7000 BCE to 2000 CE.
Read more: vividmaps.com/world-geohis...
Related posters on Amazon: amzn.to/3KvxzKE
Read more: vividmaps.com/world-geohis...
Related posters on Amazon: amzn.to/3KvxzKE
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The World GeoHistogram compresses 9,000 years of civilization onto one timeline, mapping empires across seven world regions from 7000 BCE to 2000 CE.
Read more: vividmaps.com/world-geohis...
Related posters on Amazon: amzn.to/3KvxzKE
Read more: vividmaps.com/world-geohis...
Related posters on Amazon: amzn.to/3KvxzKE
County-level Census data (2017-2021) shows car dependency from 7.6% to 99.6%.
2024: 69.2% drive alone. Cars up 0.4%. Remote work down to 13.3%.
45% of Americans have no transit access.
#UnitedStates #CarDependency
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2024: 69.2% drive alone. Cars up 0.4%. Remote work down to 13.3%.
45% of Americans have no transit access.
#UnitedStates #CarDependency
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November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
County-level Census data (2017-2021) shows car dependency from 7.6% to 99.6%.
2024: 69.2% drive alone. Cars up 0.4%. Remote work down to 13.3%.
45% of Americans have no transit access.
#UnitedStates #CarDependency
vividmaps.com/car-dependen...
2024: 69.2% drive alone. Cars up 0.4%. Remote work down to 13.3%.
45% of Americans have no transit access.
#UnitedStates #CarDependency
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12 states all Republican governors over six elections, South/Mountain like TX/UT. 3 all Dem: DE/OR/WA. 4 ties for competition. vividmaps.com/us-states-by...
#unitedstates #election
#unitedstates #election
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
12 states all Republican governors over six elections, South/Mountain like TX/UT. 3 all Dem: DE/OR/WA. 4 ties for competition. vividmaps.com/us-states-by...
#unitedstates #election
#unitedstates #election
Four maps of European railways (1850-2000) show growth to peak in 1910, then contraction by 2000.
Western Europe removed thousands of km as the automobile took over. Governments dismantled what took a century to build.
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#railway #europe
Western Europe removed thousands of km as the automobile took over. Governments dismantled what took a century to build.
vividmaps.com/europe-railw...
#railway #europe
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Four maps of European railways (1850-2000) show growth to peak in 1910, then contraction by 2000.
Western Europe removed thousands of km as the automobile took over. Governments dismantled what took a century to build.
vividmaps.com/europe-railw...
#railway #europe
Western Europe removed thousands of km as the automobile took over. Governments dismantled what took a century to build.
vividmaps.com/europe-railw...
#railway #europe
Where Is Blonde Hair Most Common in Europe?
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November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Google Trends data shows America's holiday pie map changed a lot in 5 years. Pecan pie went from 7 Southern states down to 3 (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama holding out). Apple pie lost most of New England. vividmaps.com/pie-preferen...
#unitedstates
#unitedstates
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Google Trends data shows America's holiday pie map changed a lot in 5 years. Pecan pie went from 7 Southern states down to 3 (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama holding out). Apple pie lost most of New England. vividmaps.com/pie-preferen...
#unitedstates
#unitedstates