While both the United States and Europe are highly developed regions with relatively high HDI scores, there are notable differences in areas such as healthcare, education, income inequality, and social welfare that contribute to variations in their respective human development profiles.
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John Nelson downloaded an extraordinarily large text file containing named places from the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. He then imported this data as XY coordinates into an ArcGIS Pro geodatabase, resulting in a map containing 2.3 million dots.
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The Amish are a group of traditionalist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German Anabaptist origins. They are closely related to, but distinct from, Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for simple living, plain dress, and reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology.
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The Amish just passed 410,000 people in North America. These maps show exactly where they live and how fast they’re spreading into new states.
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An in-depth look at poverty distribution across the United States, examining why Southern states face higher poverty rates and how geography shapes economic opportunities across the nation.
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Thanksgiving search trends reflect the unique blend of cultural traditions, regional preferences, and individual interests that make each state in the U.S. distinct.
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Billionaires shape industries and economies worldwide, but where are they most concentrated? This article explores the geography of wealth, from the countries with the most billionaires to cities attracting the ultra-rich. With data-driven insights and maps, we uncover the shifting landscape of global wealth.
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Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. It was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart is one of the world’s largest companies by revenue and employs over 2.3 million associates worldwide.
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Crime rates in the U.S. have changed over time, with rapid growth after 1900, reaching a sizeable bulging top within the 1970s and early 1990s. Since then, crime has decreased significantly. In 2018, the murder rate in the United States was 5 per 100 thousand, for a sum of 15.5 thousand murders.
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Moose populate boreal, mixed, and temperate broadleaf forests. In North America, the moose range covers all of Canada and Alaska, north of New England and upstate New York, the upper Rocky Mountains, northern Minnesota, north of Wisconsin, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Isle Royale. The North American moose population is about 1 million animals.
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