Maps, maps and maps - interesting about the world

by - сентября 25, 2013

How good do we now the world we live in? I suppose there are things about the world we should know, we have to know and we always knew, but didn't see them  interpreted and displayed in a colorful, beautiful or creative way - that would make the process of learning much more easier and fun.

Here are some maps that do exactly that. Hopefully some of these maps will surprise you and you’ll learn something new. I did.

Map of Europe Showing Literal
Chinese Translations for Country Names
literal-map-of-europe-by-chinese-name

The Longest Straight Line You Can Sail on Earth(Pakistan to Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia – 20000 miles)
the-longest-straight-line-you-can-sail-in-the-world

and a video

The World Divided Into 7 Regions,
Each with a Population of 1 Billion
population-of-the-world-split-into-equal-sections-of-one-billion
Worldwide Annual Coffee Consumption Per Capita
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The Number of Researchers per Million Inhabitants Around the World
Number_of_Researchers_per_million_inhabitants_by_Country

Average Age of First Sexual Intercourse by Country
Average_Age_at_first_sex_by_Country-(1)

Map of Alcohol Consumption Around the World

map-of-alocohol-consumption-around-the-world

Map of Alcoholic Drink Popularity by Country

drink-popularity-by-country
Global Internet Usage Based on Time of Day

internet-usage-of-the-world-based-on-time-of-day_2

The Most Common Surnames in Europe by Country
map-of-most-common-surnames-in-europe

The Only 22 Countries in the World Britain Has Not Invaded (not shown: Sao Tome and Principe)
the-only-countries-britain-has-not-invaded

The World’s Busiest Air Routes in 2012
top-10-busiest-air-travel-routes-of-2012

Visualizing Global Population Density
there-are-more-people-living-inside-this-circle-than-outside-of-it

Maps were created by/at
kepleronlyknows on Reddit
delugetheory on Reddit
World Health Organization
Carna Botnet via Reddit
Teepr on Reddit
Stuart Laycock (via The Telegraph)
 Vizual Statistix
valeriepieris on Reddit









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