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The World GeoHistogram compresses 9,000 years of civilization onto one timeline, mapping empires across seven world regions from 7000 BCE to 2000 CE.
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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
vividmaps.com/car-dependen...
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.
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
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
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
Map: Dante's regional stereotypes of Italians from "De Vulgari Eloquentia" (c.1303-1305)
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#Italy #Dante
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#Italy #Dante
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Map: Dante's regional stereotypes of Italians from "De Vulgari Eloquentia" (c.1303-1305)
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#Italy #Dante
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#Italy #Dante
Victoria, Canada (3°C or 37.4°F winter lows) versus US winter temperatures. Blue equals colder than Victoria. Yellow equals warmer. vividmaps.com/us-winter-te...
#unitedstates #canada
#unitedstates #canada
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Victoria, Canada (3°C or 37.4°F winter lows) versus US winter temperatures. Blue equals colder than Victoria. Yellow equals warmer. vividmaps.com/us-winter-te...
#unitedstates #canada
#unitedstates #canada
Britain wasn't always an island. Doggerland connected it to Europe until ~8,000 years ago.
Mesolithic hunter-gatherers lived here for thousands of years. Then rising seas fragmented the land into islands, and the Storegga Slide tsunami swept away what remained.
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Mesolithic hunter-gatherers lived here for thousands of years. Then rising seas fragmented the land into islands, and the Storegga Slide tsunami swept away what remained.
vividmaps.com/doggerland/
November 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Britain wasn't always an island. Doggerland connected it to Europe until ~8,000 years ago.
Mesolithic hunter-gatherers lived here for thousands of years. Then rising seas fragmented the land into islands, and the Storegga Slide tsunami swept away what remained.
vividmaps.com/doggerland/
Mesolithic hunter-gatherers lived here for thousands of years. Then rising seas fragmented the land into islands, and the Storegga Slide tsunami swept away what remained.
vividmaps.com/doggerland/
USGCRP/NOAA data maps US rainfall shifts by 2050. Key findings: 82% of America sees increased precipitation, but delivery method changes dramatically. Pacific Northwest & Mississippi Delta will face frequent high-intensity storms. Southwest faces decreased rainfall. vividmaps.com/us-rainfall-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
USGCRP/NOAA data maps US rainfall shifts by 2050. Key findings: 82% of America sees increased precipitation, but delivery method changes dramatically. Pacific Northwest & Mississippi Delta will face frequent high-intensity storms. Southwest faces decreased rainfall. vividmaps.com/us-rainfall-...
Asia climate zones 1930-2099: massive changes. Tundra retreating in Siberia. Subarctic contracting in Russia. Subtropical expanding north in China. Himalayan cold zones shrinking. Deserts shifting in central Asia. Tropical changing in Southeast Asia. vividmaps.com/asia-climate/
#Asia #Climate
#Asia #Climate
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Asia climate zones 1930-2099: massive changes. Tundra retreating in Siberia. Subarctic contracting in Russia. Subtropical expanding north in China. Himalayan cold zones shrinking. Deserts shifting in central Asia. Tropical changing in Southeast Asia. vividmaps.com/asia-climate/
#Asia #Climate
#Asia #Climate
Mapped US states vs Germany using the Human Development Index. Only MA, NH, and MN exceed Germany's 0.959 score. The other 47 states fall below. vividmaps.com/us-states-vs...
#hdi #unitedstates #germany
#hdi #unitedstates #germany
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Mapped US states vs Germany using the Human Development Index. Only MA, NH, and MN exceed Germany's 0.959 score. The other 47 states fall below. vividmaps.com/us-states-vs...
#hdi #unitedstates #germany
#hdi #unitedstates #germany
US precipitation extremes: Nevada 241mm annually, Hawaii 1,618mm. Death Valley 50mm, Mt. Waiʻaleʻale 11,700+mm. Since 1901: +4.6mm/decade nationally, but Southwest drying, North/East wetting. vividmaps.com/precipitatio...
#unitedstates
#unitedstates
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
US precipitation extremes: Nevada 241mm annually, Hawaii 1,618mm. Death Valley 50mm, Mt. Waiʻaleʻale 11,700+mm. Since 1901: +4.6mm/decade nationally, but Southwest drying, North/East wetting. vividmaps.com/precipitatio...
#unitedstates
#unitedstates
Mapped NFL players per capita by state for 2023–24. Louisiana tops the list at 15 per million, then Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. Iowa at 12.5 is the outlier. vividmaps.com/nfl-players-...
#NFL #UnitedStates
#NFL #UnitedStates
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Mapped NFL players per capita by state for 2023–24. Louisiana tops the list at 15 per million, then Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. Iowa at 12.5 is the outlier. vividmaps.com/nfl-players-...
#NFL #UnitedStates
#NFL #UnitedStates
This map shows countries with >50% arable land and Denmark (58.9%) ranking second globally wasn't on my radar. Bangladesh leads at 59%, followed by Ukraine, Moldova, and India. vividmaps.com/countries-by...
#Agriculture #maps
#Agriculture #maps
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This map shows countries with >50% arable land and Denmark (58.9%) ranking second globally wasn't on my radar. Bangladesh leads at 59%, followed by Ukraine, Moldova, and India. vividmaps.com/countries-by...
#Agriculture #maps
#Agriculture #maps
Europe zones 1930-2099: north migration. Mediterranean into France/interior Iberia. Scandinavia losing subarctic. Continental northeast. Alpine tundra disappearing lower. S. Europe trending semi-arid spots. vividmaps.com/europe-clima...
#europe #climate #climatechange
#europe #climate #climatechange
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Europe zones 1930-2099: north migration. Mediterranean into France/interior Iberia. Scandinavia losing subarctic. Continental northeast. Alpine tundra disappearing lower. S. Europe trending semi-arid spots. vividmaps.com/europe-clima...
#europe #climate #climatechange
#europe #climate #climatechange
National identity across UK local authorities: British dominates England (55%), Welsh across Wales (55%), Scottish across Scotland, Irish/British split in Northern Ireland. vividmaps.com/national-ide...
#unitedkingdom
#unitedkingdom
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
National identity across UK local authorities: British dominates England (55%), Welsh across Wales (55%), Scottish across Scotland, Irish/British split in Northern Ireland. vividmaps.com/national-ide...
#unitedkingdom
#unitedkingdom
Before Italy was Italy: Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont, Sardinia, Genoa), Austrian Lombardy-Venetia, Papal States running down the middle, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies covering Naples and Sicily, plus Tuscany, Parma, Modena. vividmaps.com/italian-unif...
#italy
#italy
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Before Italy was Italy: Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont, Sardinia, Genoa), Austrian Lombardy-Venetia, Papal States running down the middle, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies covering Naples and Sicily, plus Tuscany, Parma, Modena. vividmaps.com/italian-unif...
#italy
#italy
Most land on Earth faces ocean on the opposite side. Only a small portion of land sits opposite other land, creating rare land-to-land antipodes. vividmaps.com/antipode-map/
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Most land on Earth faces ocean on the opposite side. Only a small portion of land sits opposite other land, creating rare land-to-land antipodes. vividmaps.com/antipode-map/
One continuous loop across all 48 states.
50 American landmarks.
13,699 miles of natural wonders, historic places, and open road. vividmaps.com/road-trips-i...
50 American landmarks.
13,699 miles of natural wonders, historic places, and open road. vividmaps.com/road-trips-i...
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
One continuous loop across all 48 states.
50 American landmarks.
13,699 miles of natural wonders, historic places, and open road. vividmaps.com/road-trips-i...
50 American landmarks.
13,699 miles of natural wonders, historic places, and open road. vividmaps.com/road-trips-i...
China's fertility collapse: from 1.4 billion people to a projected 633 million by 2100. The map shows provincial rates ranging from 1.68 in Guizhou to extinction-level 0.52 in Heilongjiang. vividmaps.com/fertility-cr...
#china
#china
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
China's fertility collapse: from 1.4 billion people to a projected 633 million by 2100. The map shows provincial rates ranging from 1.68 in Guizhou to extinction-level 0.52 in Heilongjiang. vividmaps.com/fertility-cr...
#china
#china
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Coffee chain geography: Starbucks leading nationally, Dunkin' holding Northeast + IL + VA, Tim Hortons in MI + OH, Caribou across the Upper Midwest. vividmaps.com/coffee-chain...
#UnitedStates #coffee
#UnitedStates #coffee
November 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Coffee chain geography: Starbucks leading nationally, Dunkin' holding Northeast + IL + VA, Tim Hortons in MI + OH, Caribou across the Upper Midwest. vividmaps.com/coffee-chain...
#UnitedStates #coffee
#UnitedStates #coffee
Brazil records ~60k homicides yearly—more than the US, China, Canada, Australia, NZ, and most of Europe combined. vividmaps.com/homicides-in...
#brazil
#brazil
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Brazil records ~60k homicides yearly—more than the US, China, Canada, Australia, NZ, and most of Europe combined. vividmaps.com/homicides-in...
#brazil
#brazil
Where do the highest white population shares remain in North America? Atlantic Canada and rural U.S. states.
New Brunswick 90.16%, Vermont 89.3%, West Virginia 89.14%. Quebec sneaks in at #11 with 81.4%. vividmaps.com/white-popula...
#unitedstates
New Brunswick 90.16%, Vermont 89.3%, West Virginia 89.14%. Quebec sneaks in at #11 with 81.4%. vividmaps.com/white-popula...
#unitedstates
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Where do the highest white population shares remain in North America? Atlantic Canada and rural U.S. states.
New Brunswick 90.16%, Vermont 89.3%, West Virginia 89.14%. Quebec sneaks in at #11 with 81.4%. vividmaps.com/white-popula...
#unitedstates
New Brunswick 90.16%, Vermont 89.3%, West Virginia 89.14%. Quebec sneaks in at #11 with 81.4%. vividmaps.com/white-popula...
#unitedstates
In the early 5th century, Arabia was home to many faiths. Jewish and Christian families lived in busy towns, desert tribes honored local gods, and Persian Zoroastrians left their mark from the northeast. vividmaps.com/religions-ar...
#arabianpeninsula #middleeast #islam #history
#arabianpeninsula #middleeast #islam #history
October 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
In the early 5th century, Arabia was home to many faiths. Jewish and Christian families lived in busy towns, desert tribes honored local gods, and Persian Zoroastrians left their mark from the northeast. vividmaps.com/religions-ar...
#arabianpeninsula #middleeast #islam #history
#arabianpeninsula #middleeast #islam #history