Max Fisher of the Washington Post has compiled 40 interesting maps that do throw a lot of light on what’s going on in the world. I linked to some of them in my posts on country comparisons of religion and IQ and racism and diversity.
You can click on 40 maps to see them all, starting with a geopolitical map of world powers as of 200 A.D. and ending with an interactive time-lapse map of the earth as seen from space over 12 months.
Many of the maps have links to accompanying Washington Post article. If the video link above doesn’t work, you should be able to see the same video on the 40 maps link.
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