Maps that explain the World
There are more than 180,000 populated places in the United States, and most of them have a unique name. First of all, the names of settlements in the U.S. are very different in length.
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The location of the capitals is based on several principles. First, the principle is to place the capital as close to the state’s center as possible based on the predominant travel method. The next principle is based on closeness to trade routes, resources, etc.
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Many of the world’s cities will face sharply different climates by 2050. I tried to visualize how climate change will affect world cities. I chose 6,000 cities and examined the current climate for each using the Global Environmental Stratification based on modeling future climate conditions as predicted by 63 of the emission scenario combinations.
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Density is a hugely important measure that is connected to everything from urban design to transportation and economic growth.
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Division San Francisco’s streets by a suffix, road orientations, and names.
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Mercer has published a rating that takes account of the costs of 200 different goods and services for nearly 500 global assignment destinations for expatriate workers.
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Combined Statistical Areas represent multiple metropolitan or micropolitan areas that have an employment interchange of at least 15 percent.
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Carthage was the capital city of the ancient Carthaginian civilization, located between the Tunisian capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis.
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The world of the 21st century is predominantly urban, with currently 54% of the global population residing in cities, and an expected increase to 66% until 2050.
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The map below shows which U.S. cities actually spend the most and the least on takeout. Top 10 U.S. Cities
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