Maps of the US
Explore the differences in housing affordability across North America with our comprehensive analysis of how many years you need to work to buy a home in each US state and Canadian province. Discover trends, factors, and future predictions.
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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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There are more than 640 various species of trees in the United States. The West, Douglas-fir is the most common tree by volume, while Red Maple is the most common by number. I wonder how this affected the appearance of toponyms in various regions of the U.S.
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The amount of interracially married couples has grown from 310 thousand in 1970 to 651 thousand in 1980, to 964 thousand in 1990, to 1.5 million in 2000 and 2.3 million in 2008; estimating for 0.7%, 1.3%, 1.8%, 2.6% and 3.9% of the total amount of married couples in those years, respectively.
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Nowadays, private individuals and corporations own about 60,2% of U.S. land. In total, about 77 million owners hold 1.3 billion acres (0.53 billion ha) of private land. Over 63% of the privately owned land is in farms and ranches. Another 32% of the privately owned land is in forests.
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Spring is one of the four seasons, displacing winter and preceding summer. In the United States, much of the south usually enjoy greenery by the end of March, but it’ll be a while in the Northwest or Northeast.
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During the Cold War, Russian meddling’s worries inspired the United States administration to block Soviet guests from accessing the nation’s large areas. Russians were once forbidden from a 3rd of the U.S. territory, including 30% of cities with populations greater than 100,000.
Read MoreThe 2020 U.S. presidential election revealed stark contrasts in how Americans vote based on where they live. These original maps show Biden’s urban archipelagos – centers of economic power generating 70% of U.S. GDP – scattered across Trump’s expansive heartland. From county-level analysis to population-weighted visualizations, these maps tell the story of two Americas: one concentrated in high-density cities, another spread across the rural landscape. Building on my viral 2016 electoral maps, this new series offers fresh insights into our nation’s deepening political geography.
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The Great Lakes are the most extensive freshwater system globally (94,600 sq mi / 244,000 sq km). The Lakes contain 5,400 cu mi (22,500 cu km) of surface freshwater on earth or 6 quadrillion gallons of freshwater (22.7 quadrillion liters), accounting for about 21% of the world’s surface freshwater or 84% of North America’s surface freshwater.
Using Digital Elevation Model data, I made the map of the Great Lakes in watercolor style.
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Joe Bide has been elected the 46th president of the U.S., In 2020, he has enlarged Hilary Clinton’s record from 51 to 162 electoral votes, while Donald Trump has raised from 16 to 98 votes. But many Americans still didn’t vote. What if “I didn’t vote” ran as a U.S. presidential candidate in the 2020 election?
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