Who Are the Biggest Importers and Exporters in 2018?
Around the world import a total of $19.87 trillion in goods and services every year. The United States is the world’s biggest importer, while China is the biggest exporter in the world.
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Population Density and Urban Transit In Large World Cities
Population and transportation density identify specific cities. It is one of the most precise measures of how suburbia differs from the central city, and it depicts the most visual contrast between urban areas throughout the world. Although differences exist within the central city and suburbia, differences on a global basis between North American and European cities are even more impressive.
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Around the world in perfect weather
An around-the-world journey sounds like an out-of-reach, bucket list experience. But it’s achievable, and many people have done it – some in only eighty days. A map below shows a 52-week dream journey in perfect weather, between 70-75 °F, or 21-24 °C. It’s a comfort temperature amongst the majority of people.
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Most Devastating Natural Disasters in the United States
The most devastating natural disaster in economic terms in the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Sorrowfully, many such losses often happen in a more common but equally deadly set of natural disasters—for example, a heatwave that struck Missouri, Kansas City, and St Louis in 1980.
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The Beautiful Hidden Logic of San Francisco’s Streets
In 1835, several ships that came into the bay of San Francisco found the safe anchorage, what was known as Yerba Buena Cove. It was here Francisco de Haro founded the town of Yerba Buena. And it was here that the city’s first streets appeared, called La Calle de la Fundacion (Foundation street).
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Countries Producing Most Carbon Dioxide Mapped
10 developed nations contribute more than 68% of global greenhouse gas emissions. China is the biggest emitter at 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions, accompanied by the U.S. at 13%, the EU at 8%, and India at 7%.
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State Legislature by Party Mapped
Each U.S. state has a legislature as part of its form of civilian government. All state legislatures comprised of two legislative bodies – lower and upper houses. District of Columbia and Nebraska Legislature have unicameral bodies.
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Every Country’s Favorite TV Show
Rave Reviews found TV shows from every nation and then chose the “popular” show of each particular country by its IMDb User rating. In the United States, for example, “Game of Thrones” is yet the highest-rated show with a 9.4 score.
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Climate classification systems
The climate depends on many factors: latitude, long-term atmospheric and ocean circulation patterns, elevation, closeness to large water bodies and mountains, etc. Jointly, these factors influence the range of temperatures and the quantity of rain or snow each area obtains through the year and, accordingly, the spatial arrangement of biomes.
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The Countries Bordering Poland in 1989 No Longer Exist Today
Every country that shared a border with Poland in 1989 has since disappeared or transformed completely. East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and the Soviet Union—three powerful neighbors that seemed permanent—all vanished within just a few years, fundamentally reshaping Poland’s place in Europe and the world.
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