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Georgia Climate Map: Why the West Is Wetter Than the East
A wet Black Sea coast and a much drier eastern city can appear in the same climate category. That is not necessarily a map…
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GIS & remote sensing
How to Read Satellite Images: True Color, False Color and Common Traps
A red forest in a satellite image is not necessarily burning, and a dark patch is not automatically water. The first task is to…
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Map projections
How to Read a Bathymetric Map: Depth, Contours and Datums
A blue patch and a set of depth numbers can make an underwater landscape look simple. The difficulty is deciding what the numbers are…
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Egypt · Seas & oceans
Suez Canal Map: Which Seas It Connects and How the Route Works
The Suez Canal is easy to recognize as a shortcut on a world map, but a closer view raises better questions. Why does the…
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Bering Strait · Coasts
Bering Strait Map: How Close Are Alaska and Russia?
Two maps can give very different answers to “How close is Alaska to Russia?” without showing different countries. One measures between the continental mainlands;…
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Maps & geography skills
Latin America vs. South America: The Difference on a Map
Mexico and Brazil can both be described as Latin American, but only Brazil is in South America. The apparent contradiction disappears once a cultural…
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Antarctica · Maps & geography skills
Arctic vs. Antarctica: The Difference in Maps, Land and Ice
A white patch around each pole can make the Arctic and Antarctica look interchangeable. Coastlines, ice types and seasons reveal why they are not.…
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Landforms
Great Plains Map: Where the Plains Begin and End
A Great Plains map should show the land, not simply color a row of states. The region crosses political boundaries, contains hills and plateaus,…
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Gibraltar · Coasts
Strait of Gibraltar Map: Where the Atlantic Meets the Mediterranean
The gap between Spain and Morocco looks small on a world map, but three different questions are often bundled together: where the strait lies,…
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Geology
Ring of Fire Map: Plate Boundaries, Volcanoes and Earthquakes
A Ring of Fire map can look like one continuous line around the Pacific. In reality, it brings together different plate boundaries, volcanic arcs…
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United States · Maps & geography skills
Continental Divide Map: U.S. Route and Drainage Explained
A line through the mountains can explain why nearby streams belong to completely different river systems. But the familiar “Pacific on one side, Atlantic…
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Maps & geography skills
Tropic of Cancer vs Tropic of Capricorn: Map and Meaning
The Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are a matched pair of latitude lines on opposite sides of the equator. Their significance comes…
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